| Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains Contributor(s): Krakauer, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1599216108 ISBN-13: 9781599216102 Publisher: Lyons Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as "Outside" and "Smithsonian," he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger. Always with a keen eye, an open heart, and a hunger for the ultimate experience, he gives us unerring portraits of the mountaineering experience. "Eiger Dreams" is stirring, vivid writing about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering |
| Dewey: 796.522 |
| LCCN: 2008046742 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.8" (0.62 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as "Outside" and "Smithsonian," he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger. Always with a keen eye, an open heart, and a hunger for the ultimate experience, he gives us unerring portraits of the mountaineering experience. Yet "Eiger Dreams" is more about people than about rock and ice--people with that odd, sometimes maniacal obsession with mountain summits that sets them apart from other men and women. In the most intimate piece, "The Devils Thumb," Krakauer recounts his own near-fatal, ultimately triumphant struggle with solo-madness as he scales Alaska's Devils Thumb. "Eiger Dreams" is stirring, vivid writing about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits. |