Summit Fever: An Armchair Climber's Init(i)Ation to Glencoe, Mortal Terror and 'The Himalayan Matterhorn'

by Andrew Greig

Book Overview

When poet Andrew Greig was asked by Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898865549
• ISBN13: 9780898865547
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Wonderfull!

A wonderfull account of all the different perspectives on climbing by different people. Beautifully written, witty and a story that takes you right there. One feels part of the whole expedition, just as if sitting by the radio. As a reader you feel that you know the climbers and get to care about all of them. A moving introduction by Joe Simpson also adds to the book. It made me all feel alive.