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WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize
WINNER: Mountain Literature Award, Banff Mountain Book Festival

'An exceptional book.' - Boardman Tasker Prize

Steve House has built a reputation as one of the most accomplished alpinists of his generation, pushing the possibilities of style, speed and difficulty on major climbs across the Alps, Alaska, Canada, the Karakoram and the Himalaya.

In 2005, House and Vince Anderson made the first alpine-style ascent of the immense Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, pioneering a direct new route on one of the highest and most formidable mountain faces in the world. Their ascent earned them the Piolet d'Or and secured House's place among the leading mountaineers of his era.

But Beyond the Mountain is much more than a record of extraordinary climbs. House writes with rare honesty about ambition and obsession, mentorship and partnership, success and failure, and the consequences of pursuing a life in which mistakes can be fatal. He reflects on the friends and climbing partners he has lost, the choices that shaped him, and the relentless drive to discover what he is capable of.

Gripping, thoughtful and deeply personal, Beyond the Mountain is both a modern mountaineering classic and a compelling exploration of risk, commitment and the search for excellence - on the mountain and beyond it.
WINNER: Boardman Tasker Prize
WINNER: Mountain Literature Award, Banff Mountain Book Festival

'An exceptional book.' - Boardman Tasker Prize

Steve House has built a reputation as one of the most accomplished alpinists of his generation, pushing the possibilities of style, speed and difficulty on major climbs across the Alps, Alaska, Canada, the Karakoram and the Himalaya.

In 2005, House and Vince Anderson made the first alpine-style ascent of the immense Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat, pioneering a direct new route on one of the highest and most formidable mountain faces in the world. Their ascent earned them the Piolet d'Or and secured House's place among the leading mountaineers of his era.

But Beyond the Mountain is much more than a record of extraordinary climbs. House writes with rare honesty about ambition and obsession, mentorship and partnership, success and failure, and the consequences of pursuing a life in which mistakes can be fatal. He reflects on the friends and climbing partners he has lost, the choices that shaped him, and the relentless drive to discover what he is capable of.

Gripping, thoughtful and deeply personal, Beyond the Mountain is both a modern mountaineering classic and a compelling exploration of risk, commitment and the search for excellence - on the mountain and beyond it.
Über den Autor
Steve House is a world-renowned climber and mountain guide, widely regarded for his clean, light-and-fast style of mountaineering. He has published articles in a number of magazines and journals, including: Climb (UK), Alpinist (US), Rock and Ice (US), Climbing (US), The American Alpine Journal, Gripped (Canada), Canadian Alpine Journal, Vertical (Europe), Montagnes (France) and Desnivel (Spain). His essays have been published in several books including: Contact: Mountain Climbing and Environmental Thinking (ISBN: 9780874177466); and a book about Nanga Parbat edited by Reinhold Messner. He is the co-author of Training for the New Alpinism, with Scott Johnston, and Training for the Uphill Athlete, with Scott Johnston and Kilian Jornet. He now serves in the role of CEO, coach and official mascot of Uphill Athlete which he co-founded in 2016. He lives in a remote and mountainous corner of Austria with his two sons.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Sonstige Sportarten
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781906148201
ISBN-10: 1906148201
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: House, Steve
Hersteller: Vertebrate Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Steve House
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.02.2010
Gewicht: 0,471 kg
Artikel-ID: 138269739

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