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. This program offers a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks, often in the worst possible conditions.
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"This book has some of the most well know mountaineering stories combined into one exciting read. If you are interested in man versus mountain this will give you a good dose. Alas the book carries the name Krakauer and one must suspect foul play." — Abram (4 out of 5 stars)
"This book has some of the most well know mountaineering stories combined into one exciting read. If you are interested in man versus mountain this will give you a good dose. Alas the book carries the name Krakauer and one must suspect foul play."
" I love good climging stories. "
" The best stories all together for you are a climber or a vicarious participant. "
" In need of a sense of adventure while stuck in an idle state - read this! "
" liked it again second time through. Its a good way to enter the realm of armchair mountaineering. "
" Powerful stories of disasters and close calls while climbing mountains. "
" The best from some good mountaineering books. I stayed up reading 'til 1:30 am when I had to get up for work 4 hours later. "
" This book was full of CRAZY stories of how people survived or others who did not survive climbs of various peaks around the world. It was intense. I had to put it down and remember to breathe! "
" for some reason i really like mountaineering/climbing/survival stories, and this is a cool anthology of a bunch of 'em. "
" A wonderful collection of climbing stories. These are bits of larger works and now I wish I could read all of them! "
" Be prepared for disaster. "
" Loved the impossible tales of survival. Makes my lab life seem so ordinary and mundane. Makes me want to go climb something big. Something far away from Georgia. "
" Fantastic collection that makes you want to read the full stories. An excellent book for those that love mountaineering books, however it is a teaser to the full stories. "
" cool book filled with story after story of human spirit "
" Some of the stories got a bit samey after a while, and I preferred the stories of the more recent treks to the ones from the early 1900's, but overall a good book for anyone who enjoys true-life moutaineering peril stories. "
" I love these stories of the crazy things people do... "
" A bunch of different stories that are all pretty dang good. He does a great job of telling more then just the adventure by going into a bit of history. "
" Made me realize I do not want to climb a mountain. "
" I have read this compilation previously. It is as powerful now as it a few years ago. "
" Combo of short stories. Some good, some okay. "
" Good Book. Technical "
" Each chapter is an excerpt from a mountaineering book. Great collection. I found several that make me want to read the entire book. Armchair mountaineering - love it! "
Greg Child is a contributing editor to Climbing magazine and a writer for Outside. He is the author of three books, most recently the climbing memoir Postcards from the Ledge. Child lives in Moab, Utah.
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