Authors: Clint Willis (Editor), Clint Willis
ISBN-13: 9781560252009, ISBN-10: 1560252006
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: November 2007
Edition: 1 ED
Clint Willis edited Epic, Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks. He lives in Cape Elizabeth, ME.
Everest and K2-two of the most feared and respected peaks in the world. High offers a unique perspective on climbing these two peaks, from early exploration disasters, to the modern tragedies.
With writing from Matt Dickinson, Chris Bonington, David Roberts and others, these stories remind us, in vivid written accounts, why Everest and K2 are among the world's most dangerous places, yet why the worldss best climbers can't stay away from them.
If you liked Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air, read this book.