Postcards from the Ledge: Collected Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child - 2000-01-01

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Mountaineers Books, 2000-07-31. paperback. Used: Good.

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Mountaineers Books, 1998. Softcover. Good. 6x0x9. Entertaining even to those who have never been above sea level, Child's stories reveal climbing's other face. His description of the daily habits of mountaineers on expedition (who don't bathe for months) is both disgusting and horrifyingly funny. A post-climb fiasco in the offices of petty Pakistani bureaucrats proves that not all epics take place on high mountain faces. Falling of a rock climb in front of his mother is an exercise in humility. Child takes up climbing controversy with the same keen insight. His investigation of Tomo Cesen's claimed first ascent of Lhotse's south wall is considered the definitive report on this controversial event. A hard look at the media frenzy around the death of Alison Hargreaves on K2 evolves into a brilliant, impassioned defense of a friend. He also speaks out on the money- and media-driven expeditions that now crowd Everest. But Child never preaches. Whether contrasting his clumsy… Read More

Mountaineers Books, 2000-07-31. paperback. Used:Good.

Published by Mountaineers Books, 2000. Paperback. Condition: Good. Light reading wear. Very cleaqn interior. .

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