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Hard Cover-VG/VG-Book and dust jacket are clean and tight with light wear-Illustrated-Index-270 pages.

Hard Cover-VG/VG-Book and dust jacket are clean and tight with light wear-Illustrated-Index-270 pages.

Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage.

Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mountaineering; ISBN: 0898864828. ISBN/EAN: 9780898864823. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 195.

Size: 6x1x9; To climb is to risk, and nowhere is that more evident than in

Size: 6x1x9; To climb is to risk, and nowhere is that more evident than in these true-life accounts of three men who faced the ultimate challenge in passionate pursuit of their sport. Veteran journalist with 25 years of climbing experience, author Potterfield is a master craftsman who has himself been in the zone. These stories, the result of extensive interviews, reveal that the keys to averting tragedy lie in the head and heart as much as in technical proficiency and physical strength. There is the story of Colby Coombs' disastrous experience on Alaska's Mount Foraker, which ranks with Joe Simpson's Touching the Void as one of the greatest survival stories of the genre. On K2, experienced climber Scott Fischer (who lost his life in the 1996 Everest tragedy) and partner Ed Viesturs battle for the summit in the face of numerous setbacks, severe injuries, and harrowing weather conditions. Peter Potterfield recounts his own riveting tale of hope and desperation after a climbing fall that left him trapped and badly injured on a narrow ledge in Washington's North Cascades.