Above the Clouds The Diaries of a High-Altitude Mountaineer

by Boukreev, Anatoli; Wylie, Linda; Rowell, Galen

• ISBN13: 9780312291372
• ISBN10: 031229137X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-20
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

When Anatoli Boukreev died on the slopes of Annapurna on Christmas day, 1997, the world lost one of the greatest adventurers of our time. InAbove the Clouds, both the man and his incredible climbs on Mt. McKinley, K2, Makalu, Manaslu, and Everest-including his diary entries on the infamous 1996 disaster, written shortly after his return-are immortalized. There also are minute technical details about the skill of mountain climbing, as well as personal reflections on what life means to someone who risks it every day. Fully illustrated with gorgeous color photos,Above the Cloudsis a unique and breathtaking look at the world from its most remote peaks.

Author Biography

Anatoli Boukreev was (with G. Weston DeWalt) coauthor of The Climb and a world-renowned high-altitude mountaineer. Twenty-one times he reached the summit of the world's highest mountains. For his heroic actions on Mount Everest in May 1996, he was awarded the American Alpine Club's highest honor, the David A. Sowles Memorial Award.

Linda Wylie was Anatoli Boukreev's companion and is now executor of his estate.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Introduction: To Russia With Love	1	(32)
The Journals	33	(2)
Prologue: December 1989	35	(3)
America, McKinley, Spring 1990	38	(10)
From Elbrus to Eldorado, Fall 1990	48	(8)
The Years Between, 1991-93	56	(10)
Chogori, the Siren's Song, Summer 1993	66	(36)
Makalu, Spring 1994	102	(12)
The Marketplace	114	(11)
The Roads We Choose, 1995	125	(16)
The End of Ambition, 1996	141	(59)
Eighty Days, Flying at Night, 1997	200	(22)
Letters From Annapurna	222	(6)
Epilogue: Small Pieces of Pie with Bitter Gravy	228	(5)
Chronology of Anatoli Boukreev's Life	233	(6)
Acknowledgments	239