Child Greg Foreword (8 results)
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Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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Softcover. Condition: Good. Entertaining even to those who have never been above sea level, Child's stories reveal climbing's other face. His description of the daily habits of mountaineers on expedition (who don't bathe for months) is both disgusting and horrifyingly funny. A post-climb fiasco in the offices of petty Pakistani…bureaucrats proves that not all epics take place on high mountain faces. Falling of a rock climb in front of his mother is an exercise in humility. Child takes up climbing controversy with the same keen insight. His investigation of Tomo Cesen's claimed first ascent of Lhotse's south wall is considered the definitive report on this controversial event. A hard look at the media frenzy around the death of Alison Hargreaves on K2 evolves into a brilliant, impassioned defense of a friend. He also speaks out on the money- and media-driven expeditions that now crowd Everest. But Child never preaches. Whether contrasting his clumsy performance with Lynn Hill's elegant moves on a climb in the remote mountains of Kyrgyzstan or reflecting upon artifacts (from crucifixes to pink flamingos) that decorate the world's highest peaks, he writes it as he sees it, with a dose of wit. A true insider, Greg Child draws us deep into the world of climbing but never denies its dark side. Greg Child is a world-class rock climber, mountaineer, author, and filmmaker.
In the Shadow of Denali: Life and Death on Alaska's Mt. McKinley
Waterman, Jonathan (Preface by), and Child, Greg (Foreword by)
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Seller: Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller, New Castle, CO, U.S.A.Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly intimate portrait of the white leviathan and brings to vivid life men and women whose fates have e…ntwined on its sheer icy peak.
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Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minor wear to wraps with crease on front cover. Light creasing on ffep. Text and images unmarked.
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Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.Dan Pope Books
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Mountaineers Books (1998). Soft cover. Very good condition. A nice clean copy.
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Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.Sutton Books
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Condition: As New. Pbk, 237pp, an unread copy, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked, as new.
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
