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Contents |
1. Eiger Dreams -- 2. Gill -- 3. Valdez Ice -- 4. On Being Tentbound -- 5. The Flyboys of Talkeetna -- 6. Club Denali -- 7. Chamonix -- 8. Canyoneering -- 9. A Mountain Higher Than Everest? -- 10. The Burgess Boys -- 11. A Bad Summer on K2 -- 12. The Devils Thumb. |
Abstract |
John Krakauer introduces us to the wider fraternity of mountaineers--the daredevels, athletes and misfits who play a game whose stakes grow more dangerous with each climb. |
General note | Originally published: New York : Lyons & Burford, 1990. |
LCCN | 96053047 |
ISBN | 0385488181 |
ISBN | 9780385488181 |