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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains , Krakauer, Jon

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ISBN
9780385488181
Book Title
Eiger Dreams : Ventures Among Men and Mountains
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
1997
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Jon Krakauer
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, Mountaineering
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
208 Pages

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No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's notorious Devils Thumb. In Pakistan, the fearsome K2 kills thirteen of the world's most experienced mountain climbers in one horrific summer. In Valdez, Alaska, two men scale a frozen waterfall over a four-hundred-foot drop. In France, a hip international crowd of rock climbers, bungee jumpers, and paragliders figure out new ways to risk their lives on the towering peaks of Mont Blanc. Why do they do it? How do they do it? In this extraordinary book, Krakauer presents an unusual fraternity of daredevils, athletes, and misfits stretching the limits of the possible. From the paranoid confines of a snowbound tent, to the thunderous, suffocating terror of a white-out on Mount McKinley, Eiger Dreams spins tales of driven lives, sudden deaths, and incredible victories. This is a stirring, vivid book about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385488181
ISBN-13
9780385488181
eBay Product ID (ePID)
439070

Product Key Features

Book Title
Eiger Dreams : Ventures Among Men and Mountains
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, Mountaineering
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation
Author
Jon Krakauer
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
22
Lccn
96-053047
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
796.522
Lc Classification Number
Gv200.K73 1997
Copyright Date
1990

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  • Adventuresome reading.

    Typical of Krakauer books - individuals realistically introduced and personalities described. Situations are vividly described. Krakauer brings the reader into the environment and adventure through is style of writing.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: oriontechllc

  • Nice title

    Noce story

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: zuber

  • Another great Jon Krakauer read!

    After reading Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and In Thin Air I was craving for anything else from the author. I found this and was not disappointed.

  • Eiger Dreams is compelling.

    Thank you.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: discover-books