Epic Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks

by Willis, Clint

• ISBN13: 9781560251545
• ISBN10: 1560251549
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-14
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Epic is a mountaineering term that evokes a sense of treacherous disaster the climb that went wrong; fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound, running low on food, water, and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. Editor Clint Willis has gathered the most exciting climbing literature of the modern age into one cliff-hanging volume with 15 memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks, often in the world's worst possible conditions. Authors include Jon Krakauer, Greg Child, David Roberts, Alfred Lansing, and others.

Table of Contents

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Introduction	p. 1
The Devils Thumb	p. 3
from Thin Air: Encounters in the Himalayas	p. 27
from Everest: Alone at the Summit	p. 47
Dangerous Liaisons	p. 59
from Savage Arena	p. 77
from The Shining Mountain	p. 109
from The Snow Leopard	p. 123
from Minus 148 degrees: The Winter Ascent of Mt. McKinley	p. 141
from The Mountain of My Fear	p. 181
from Everest: The West Ridge	p. 201
from K2: The Savage Mountain	p. 223
from Annapurna	p. 243
from Nanda Devi	p. 267
from The Ascent of Nanda Devi	p. 295
from Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage	p. 321
Glossary	p. 338
Acknowledgments	p. 340
Bibliography	p. 342
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