num_pages: 256
description: Tales of the Trail from a Living Legend The Slim Fox Sixteen-year-old Allen Steck made his initial climb a first ascent of Mount Maclure in the Sierras with no hardware no ropes no experience. But the event turned his into a mountaineers life. Over 70 years later Steck also known as The Slim Fox has had a prolific climbing career including a 1954 expedition to Makalu a 1963 first ascent of the south face of the Clyde Minaret and a 1965 first ascent of the Hummingbird Ridge on Mount Logan. In 1967 with Steve Roper he co-founded and edited Ascent magazine. Two years later his interest in the far reaches of the world led him to partner in Mountain Travel Americas first true adventure travel company. These are stories from the days when mountain climbing was discovery when men like Steck forged new routes both literal or literary. With dry humor and detailed recall he captures the excitement and intrigue of a time when there were few rules and no guidelines. As he says We do not deceive ourselves that we are engaging in an activity that is anything but debilitating dangerous euphoric kinesthetic expensive frivolously essential economically useless and totally without redeeming social significance. One should not probe for deeper meanings. With amazing photographs many published for the first time this memoir is a treasure an inspiration and an anchor to the foundation of the life-changing sport of alpine climbing.
language: English
title: A Mountaineer's Life
publisher: Patagonia