Sinopsis de BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN: BY THE AUTHOR OF TRAINING FOR THE UPHILL ATHLETE
An exceptional book.'
Reinhold Messner calls Steve House the best high-altitude climber in the world today, an honour he declines. 'Being called the 'best,' says Steve, 'makes me very uncomfortable. My intention is to be as good as I can be. Mountaineering is too complex to be squeezed into a competition. It is simply not something that lends itself to comparison. Climbing is about process, not achievement. The moment your mind wanders away from the task of the climbing at hand will be the moment you fail.'
Beyond the Mountain is the multi-award-winning title from Steve House - arguably the world's leading high-altitude climber, and author of Training for the Uphill Athlete and Training for the New Alpinism. Steve built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded the possibilities of style, speed and difficulty. In 2005, Steve and fellow alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steve and Vince the first Piolet d'Or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Vertebrate Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781906148201
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 15/02/2010
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Escrito por Reinhold Messner
Reinhold Messner, nascut el 1944, és l'alpinista i aventurer més reconegut del nostre temps. Com a escalador, és algú que posa els límits a l'extrem i, com a «filòsof en acció», sempre ha estat indicant nous estàndards. Fou la primera persona a assolir tots els 14 cims de més de 8.000 metres sobre el nivell del mar i, amb Arved Fuchs, va creuar l'Antàrtida a peu. Actualment, lluita per un tractament ecològic de la natura, gestiona iniciatives d'agricultura de muntanya i promou el Messner Mountain Museum en sis llocs diferents. A més a més, és autor, director i productor de pel·lícules de muntanya.