Stories of survival from rock, snow and ice: offers the world‘ s best writing
\nabout mountaineering in all its forms. <\/p>\n
From the rigours and risks of high-altitude climbing on Everest to the
\nchallenges of scaling El Captain’s 3,000 vertical feet, this collection
\nexamines the subject of mountaineering through the eyes of gifted writers with
\ngreat stories to tell.;These stories reveal climbing’s allure as well as its
\nterrible risks. Legendary Yosemite veteran John Long recalls the joys of
\nclimbing the world’s hardest rock routes in the company of friends whose
\nboldness scares even him. Scotsmen Hamish MacInnes, Tom Patey and Andrew Greig
\nall feature, too, in stories from the Eiger’s dreaded North Face, Mustagh
\nTower in the Karakoram aand the Alps.;This title spans a century of great
\nliterature, from Evelyn Waugh and H.G. Wells to contemporary authors such as
\nDaniel Duane and Maureen O’Neill. All of these writers have something to say
\nabout the beauty, the excitement, the ambition and the love that drives men
\nand women to risk everything in the mountains. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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