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Imserba Webstore - Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
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Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.522
EAN: 9781599216102
Feature: ISBN13: 9781599216102
ISBN: 1599216108
Label: The Lyons Press
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2009-02-10
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Studio: The Lyons Press
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ISBN13: 9781599216102
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In this collection, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness to scale Alaska's notorious Devil's Thumb.
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Summary: Best Mountain Climbing Book Ever!
Comment: I have read many mountain climbing books (I won't claim "most", because this is a prolific genre) and this is my favorite. It is a collection of John Krakauer's short stories from before he became famous by writing "Into Thin Air". These are gritty stories with a humor and adventure. I read it over and over and love it every time.
My favorite short story is here "The Devil's Thumb" about the author's attempt to climb an obscure mountain in Alaska when he was younger. It is a humorous and enjoyable look into his head and most climbers will relate (this story is also in "Into the Wild"). "Eiger Dreams", the title story is equally enjoyable with some humorous anecdotes and historical vignettes about climbing the Eiger.
These short stories of Mr. Krakauer's read quickly and hold your attention. This is the book to bring along on a trip, an approach, or to read in a tent. Laugh a little and enjoy climbing by someone who understands it.
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Summary: Krakauer's lively narrative journalism drives this collection of magazine articles
Comment: Jon Krakauer knows how to make the world we know feel alien and exciting again. He knows that most of us will not be climbing K2 or Mount Everest in our lifetimes or landing a plane on a glacier during a whiteout. It isn't likely that we will recklessly risk our lives for the prestige of climbing a mountain a new way for the first time, or even for the quiet self-respect of challenging one's self physically, mentally, and spiritually. We will not live the unscripted life of the itinerant adventurer, eking out a living to pay for the next thrill. Yet these people exist, and instead of living lives of quiet desperation, they live deliberately.
The collection of essays covers different yet related interests: mountain/ice/solo climbing, bouldering (surmounting low-altitude, seemingly smooth rock structures), glacier flying, cayoneering (combination of backpacking, swimming, and climbing), and others. The essays are often quite funny as well as exciting to read.
I read Into the Wild and Into Thin Air before Eiger Dreams. I like all of these books and consider Into Thin Air to be the best written and crafted in terms of sensationalism and journalism. Into the Wild is great for it's chaotic structure--Krakauer's narrative splinters back and forth through time, alternately tacking to the main story only to break off into the author's personal experiences with the same intensity. It's clear in Eiger Dreams that Krakauer feels at ease writing essays, snippets of the life of an adventurer within editorial confines. I recommend all three books wholeheartedly.
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Summary: Drunken Ramblings Masquerading as a Book
Comment: This so called book is a collection of unrelated half baked stories, rumors and mountaineering gossip. This is exactly the kind of book anyone at any base camp of any mountain could write after one evening of listening to gossip. What a complete let down from "Into Thin Air". Never will I ever pay to buy any crap written by Jon "I think I can sell any crap because of 'Into Thin Air'" Krakauer.
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Summary: been there done that
Comment: Because I am not widely traveled it thrills me to run into a mention of someplace I have been so it was with great delight that I read about Wengen/ Kleine Sheidig(sp) and the train inside the Eiger I could honestly say
" Been there done that " and it was a great book, as I find all of Jon's to be
My most recent read was " Forget ME Not" by Lowe-Anker and again, when she wrote about her marriage to Anker ( it was held at Villa Maria in Ravello) and I had walked those cobble stone steps to the Villa just 18 months ago What a thrill and surely one of the most memorable books I have ever read.
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Summary: Rock Solid Stories
Comment: Let me first preface by saying I have read all of Krakauers books and many other mountaineering stories. This book is not the best (Into Thin Air may be) but the reason it is a great book is because there is a certain diversity among all the different stories. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys and well written fun and interesting book.
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