Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer (English) Paperba

Description: Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer Told by a true adventurer, Eiger Dreams is filled with stories about why lives are risked and limits are pushed to reach a mountains summit. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaskas notorious Devils Thumb. In Pakistan, the fearsome K2 kills thirteen of the worlds most experienced mountain climbers in one horrific summer. In Valdez, Alaska, two men scale a frozen waterfall over a four-hundred-foot drop. In France, a hip international crowd of rock climbers, bungee jumpers, and paragliders figure out new ways to risk their lives on the towering peaks of Mont Blanc. Why do they do it? How do they do it? In this extraordinary book, Krakauer presents an unusual fraternity of daredevils, athletes, and misfits stretching the limits of the possible. From the paranoid confines of a snowbound tent, to the thunderous, suffocating terror of a white-out on Mount McKinley, Eiger Dreams spins tales of driven lives, sudden deaths, and incredible victories. This is a stirring, vivid book about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits. Notes Collection of mountaineering writings that promise to take the reader to the highest peaks of the great mountains of the world and into minds of the men and women who climb them. A journalist, mountaineer and author of Into Thin Air, Krakaur also explores some of the less attractive aspects of the modern sport, where commerce, ego and competition are the dominant forces. Author Biography Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, (which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and was made into a film starring Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart) Into Thin Air, Iceland, Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. Review The author of "Into Thin Air" "has taken the literature of mountains onto a higher ledge." --"New York Times Book Review """ "Armchair adventurers cant ask for better entertainment than this tour of the legendary locations of mountaineering and the eccentric climbers who gather there." --"Publishers Weekly" Kirkus US Review Twelve entertaining essays on mountaineering, all but one culled from Outside, Smithsonian, etc. Krakauer, a Seattle-based free-lance writer and "part-time mountaineer," confesses that by the age of eight "climbing was the only thing I cared about." Not exactly an ace climber - the occasional humor in these pieces tends to derive from his failures on the slopes - Krakauer conveys well the formidable, even terrifying aspects of the sport, The title piece tells of his aborted attempt to mount a deadly Swiss peak; "Club Denali" similarly recounts his unsuccessful assault on Mt. McKinley (although he did hang out with a group of climbers - "The Throbbing Members" - who reached the top). "Gill" reports on John Gill, a mathematician who works his way up boulders; "Canyoneering" describes ascents in the wild backcountry of Arizona; "The Burgess Brothers" celebrates a legendary mountain-climbing set of identical twins. Other essays examine K2, Chamonix, glacier flying, frozen-waterfall ascents, the issue of which mountain is the tallest (its still Everest), and a harrowing climb that Krakauer made as a young man. A solid if not towering debut, likely to please not only mountain maniacs but adventure-buffs in general. (Kirkus Reviews) Promotional "Headline" Told by a true adventurer, Eiger Dreams is filled with stories about why lives are risked and limits are pushed to reach a mountains summit. Details ISBN0330370006 Author Jon Krakauer Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 0330370006 ISBN-13 9780330370004 Format Paperback Imprint Pan Books Subtitle Ventures Among Men and Mountains Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 796.522 Media Book Edition 1st Pages 208 Language English Short Title Eiger Dreams Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2011-07-01 Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-07-01 AU Release Date 2011-07-01 NZ Release Date 2011-07-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1516531;

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