Guest guest Posted October 7, 2000 Report Share Posted October 7, 2000 i'd never read a book about mountains or climbing until i went thru Into Thin Air in '96. now i've got a library of probably 50-60 books. it's amazing that there are so many good writers who climb, or maybe climbers who write well. so many sagas, K2 in '38, K2 in the '90's, everest, mckinley.. it is for me quite an interesting field... to read about. i might fantasize about what kind of climber i might be, but i cannot accept the risk.<br>i read beck weather's book about the '96 climb. while he is most compelling on the mountain, surviving despite being essentially left for dead twice by his fellow climbers, his description of his pre-climb self is most telling. he put everything and everyone, his kids, his wife, everything, behind his monomaniacal desire to summit peaks. his cuts himself no slack. it is a good counterpoint to Into Thin Air and a caution to those who would pursue something to any extreme--the cost is greater than the prize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2000 Report Share Posted October 10, 2000 I realize this is a yoga list but okrgr1, if you haven't read Joe Simpson's "Touching the Void" you are in for a treat. I almost read the whole thing through in one sitting, it is so compelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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