‚How much risk is worth taking for so beautiful a prize?‘<\/p>\n
The Magician’s Glass by award-winning writer Ed Douglas is a collection of
\neight recent essays on some of the biggest stories and best-known
\npersonalities in the world of climbing.<\/p>\n
In the title essay, he writes about failure on Annapurna III in 1981, one of
\nthe boldest attempts in Himalayan mountaineering on one of the most beautiful
\nlines – a line that remains unclimbed to this day.<\/p>\n
Douglas writes about bitter controversies, like that surrounding Ueli Steck’s
\ndisputed solo ascent of of the south face of Annapurna, the fate of Toni Egger
\non Cerro Torre in 1959 – when Cesare Maestri claimed the pair had made the
\nfirst ascent, and the rise and fall of Slovenian ace Tomaz Humar. There are
\nprofiles of two stars of the 1980s: the much-loved German Kurt Albert, the
\nfather of the ‚redpoint‘, and the enigmatic rock star Patrick Edlinger, a
\nnational hero in his native France who lost his way.<\/p>\n
In Crazy Wisdom, Douglas offers fresh perspectives on the impact
\nmountaineering has on local communities and the role climbers play in the
\ndeveloping world. The final essay explores the relationship between art and
\nalpinism as a way of understanding why it is that people climb mountains.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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