Grasping for heaven
Subtitle: interviews with North American Mountaineers
By: Frederic Hartemann and Robert Hauptman ; foreword by Jan Reynolds
Contributors: Hauptman, Robert, 1941-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780786442027
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.