Halfway to heaven
Subtitle: my white-knuckled-and knuckleheaded-quest for the Rocky Mountain high
By: Mark Obmascik
Edition: 1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781416567004
Subjects: Mountaineering; Anecdotes; Hiking; Middle-aged men
Description: The author recounts his effort to scale Colorado's fifty-four mountains above 14,000 feet, a quest marked by the search for hiking partners among eccentric candidates and his exploration of the culture and history of the "Fourteeners."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-270).
Table of contents: title: Failure; title: Religious experience; title: The mission takes shape; title: The monkey; title: Man-date; title: Panic; title: Shock; title: Bulldog; title: Punishment; title: Blown away; title: The elephant; title: One Benjamin Franklin; title: Gravity; title: Guts; title: Scruples; title: Gnawed; title: Day at the office; title: Limits; title: Man maker; title: The needles; title: The bald leading the blind; title: Homestretch; title: Return; title: Summit.