Grasping for heaven : interviews with North American Mountaineers /
Hartemann, Frederic V.,1960-
Hauptman, Robert,1941-
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co.,
c2011.
"Mountain climbing is a difficult sport, at best, and its practitioners are unique. Here is a collection of interviews with 15 famed mountain climbers and three historians of the sport. Covering international climbing in all its aspects, including rock-face climbing, ice climbing, and high-summit ascension" --Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Mountain climbing is a difficult sport, at best, and its practitioners are unique. Here is a collection of interviews with 15 famed mountain climbers and three historians of the sport. Covering international climbing in all its aspects, including rock-face climbing, ice climbing, and high-summit ascension" --Provided by publisher.
Mountaineers: Stacy Allison -- Peter (Pete) Athans -- Brent Bishop -- Christine Boskoff -- Carlos Buhler -- Charlotte Fox -- Charles S. Houston -- Kenneth Kamler -- Jamling Tenzing Norgay -- Rick Ridgeway -- John Roskelley -- Barbara Washburn -- Erik Weihenmayer -- Jim Wickwire -- Sharon Wood
Historians: Elizabeth Hawley -- Maurice Isserman -- Audrey Salkeld.
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