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The Everest disasters of recent years have focused world attention on humanity's obsession with high-altitude mountaineering. What is it that drives people to court such awful risk? And what is the real cost in human terms? Nobody has written more eloquently about these matters than BC author Maria Coffey. Fragile Edge details her love affair with elite British mountaineer Joe Tasker, who perished with his partner Joe Boardman while attempting Everest's "unclimbable" Northeast Ridge in 1982. Coffey writes about her experiences first as an observer of the hard-partying mountaineering scene and then during her long journey towards an understanding and acceptance of the tragedy that cost her the man she loved. This book gives us an insider's view of the life of a world-class mountaineer; it also recounts Coffey's deeply moving pilgrimage with Boardman's widow across Tibet, retracing Boardman and Tasker's steps as far as their abandoned Advance Base Camp, 21,000 feet on Everest.
When Fragile Edge appeared in hardcover ten years ago it was hailed for bringing "an extraordinary new dimension" to mountaineering literature. Mountain Magazine called it "Emotionally vivid, a fresh and powerful piece of writing: " Coffey says simply, "It is about the other side of mountaineering-the human side: " It is aside that recent events on Everest have placed more in the forefront than ever before.
This paperback edition contains new photos, a foreword by mountaineering legend Sir Christian Bonington (who led the expedition on which Tasker died) and an updated epilogue by Coffey.
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Maria Coffey is originally from England, and now lives on a small island in British Columbia. She and her husband Dag Goering spend part of each year in Ireland, where Dag practises as a large animal veterinarian. They also work as professional sea-kayaking and trekking guides, leading trips in Vietnam, the Solomon Islands, Ireland and Canada. Coffey is the author of a number of internationally published books, including A Boat in Our Baggage, Three Moons in Vietnam, Sailing Back in Time and two books for children, A Cat in a Kayak and A Seal in the Family. Her work has also appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Outdoors Illustrated, Action Asia and Sea Kayaker Magazine. For more information about Maria, please visit her website at www.hiddenplaces.net
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Fragile Edge
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Harbour, Madeira Park, 1999
ISBN 10: 1550172182
ISBN 13: 9781550172188
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Paper. Condition: Fine +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Thus. SUBTITLED: `Loss on Everest '.The author was the lover/girlfriend of British mountaineer, Joe Tasker, who died on an expedition to the unclimbed ridge on Mount Everest in 1982. To honour Tasker and Peter Boardman, who died with him, Coffey and Boardman's widow, Hilary, journeyed to Tibet to gain closure on the somewhat mysterious deaths. These 183 pages describe Tasker, his obsession, his mates and the high-altitude peaks that fascinated him. Section of b/w photos at center. Cond : Paper wrapper is black with coppery lettering. Front cover graphic is colour shot of Everest's East-North-East Ridge. Back cover has photos of the author and both deceased climbers. SPINE, edges and corners are all SHARP !! No names, marks, stains, tears, nor creases. Tight and bright !! Very giftable !! Quote (p. 1390 : " ._._. without warning. And so' inTibet, heading towards the Langma La Pass from where I hoped to glimpse the Kangshung Face, I did not try to block the feeling but allowed it flow. Without knowing how or why, I felt infused by ._._._. . ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 004069
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ISBN 10: 1550172182
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. 9" X 6". 183 pages. The author recounts the story of Joe Tasker, world class mountaineer, and Peter Boardman's tragic end on Everest and her journey through grief from the loss of her lover. Corners slightly curled. Seller Inventory # 002542
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