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No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as Outside and Smithsonian, he explores the subject from the unique and memorable... Read Full Overview

No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness... Read Full Overview

An acclaimed mountaineer delivers an exhilarating chronicle that brings the reader inside the daredevil world of those who risk their lives to climb, in this exciting introduction to Laurel's Expedition series. Krakauer has taken the literature of the mountains onto a higher... Read Full Overview

No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant victories and hardships more brilliantly than Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest essays and reporting, Krakauer writes of mountains from the memorable perspective of one who has himself struggled with solo madness... Read Full Overview