| Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rebuffat, Gaston (Author), Roberts, David (Introduction by), Hunt, John (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0375755063 ISBN-13: 9780375755064 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering - History | Expeditions & Discoveries |
| Dewey: 796.522 |
| LCCN: 99041400 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A legendary alpine guide, Rebuffat (who was part of the first successful summiting of Annapurna with Maurice Herzog in 1951) also has the gift of communicating the wonder and exaltation of climbing. In this mesmerizing book, Rebuffat tells of his ascent of the treacherous north faces of six of Europe's greatest peaks, the Grand Jorasses, the Piz Badile, the Drus, the Matterhorn, the Cima Grande di Lavaredo, and the Eiger. A beautifully written book and a true mountaineering classic, written from the point of view of a young man intent on making his quiet mark on the faces of the great mountains. |