Eiger Dreams: Ventures among Men and Mountains


<p>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 <i>Outside</i> and <i>Smithsonian</i>, 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.</p> <p>Yet <i>Eiger Dreams</i> 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. Here we meet John Gill, climber not of great mountains but of house-sized boulders so hard to surmount that even demanding alpine climbs seem easy by comparison, and many more compelling and colorful characters.</p> <p><i>Eiger Dreams</i> is stirring, vivid writing about one of the most enthralling and dangerous of all human pursuits.</p>

Author(s): Jon Krakauer  

ISBN 10: 1599216108
ISBN 13: 9781599216102
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Publication: February 2009
Edition: Reprint
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