Beyond the Mountain

by House, Steve; Messner, Reinhold

• ISBN13: 9780979065958
• ISBN10: 097906595X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Patagonia

Summary

What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? It takes raising funds for an expedition, negotiating some of the world's most dangerous countries, suffering freezing-cold bivouacs and enduring the discomforts of high altitude. It also means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. This book explores those lessons. Dubbed by Reinhold Messner, "The best high-altitude climber in the world today." Steve House's story chronicles his experiences in the worlds highest mountains, each chapter revealing a different aspect of mountaineering.

Author Biography

Steve House, along with Vince Anderson, pioneered a new direct route on the Rupal Face of Pakistan's 8,126-meter Nanga Parbat. He also spends time pursuing climbs in the Alaska Range, the Canadian Rockies, and the European Alps. Steve has been particularly prolific in the Canadian Rockies in recent years, having opened big new routes on many of the major faces in the range including: Robson’s Emperor Face, the North Face of Mount Alberta, the North Face of North Twin, the East Face of Howse Peak, and the East Face of Mount Fay. He has worked as a Patagonia alpine ambassador since 1999. Now an independent guide, he has guided for Exum Mountain Guides, the American Alpine Institute, and North Cascades Mountain Guides. Raised in La Grande, House now is based in Central Oregon, near Bend.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Prologue	p. 11
At Any Price	p. 13
The School of Slovenian Alpinism	p. 27
Nanga Parbat 1990	p. 39
No Place to Hide	p. 51
A Punk in Crampons	p. 59
Alex Lowe	p. 71
The Crypt	p. 81
Acceptance	p. 91
Empty Chairs	p. 99
Farmboy	p. 103
Death on Easy Ground	p. 119
Partnership	p. 125
Evolution: Beyond the Americas	p. 143
Filling the Void	p. 181
Trust	p. 195
K7 is My Universe	p. 209
Return to Nanga Parbat	p. 217
Success on Nanga Parbat	p. 229
Coming Home	p. 247
Epilogue	p. 259
Selected Glossary	p. 274
Acknowledgements	p. 284
Color Photos	p. 145
Maps	p. 268
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