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Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps (Moder...

Description: Product Description : Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps (Modern Library Exploration) One of the great climbers of all time who has discovered through the medium of mountains the true perspective of living Sir John Hunt author of The Conquest of EverestKnown for his lyrical writing and his ability to convey not only the dangers of mountaineering but the pure exaltation of the climb Gaston Rbuffat is among the most wellknown and revered Alpinists of all time He rose to international prominence in 1950 as one of the four principal stalwarts in the first ascent of Annapurna the highest mountain climbed at that time Yet his finest feat as a mountaineer was to be the first man to climb all six of the legendary great north faces of the Alpsthe Grandes Jorasses the Piz Badile the Dru the Matterhorn the Cima Grande di Lavaredo and the EigerWith this elegant book first published in 1954 Gaston Rbuffat transformed mountain writing His insistence on seeing a climb as an act of harmonious communion with the mountain not a battle waged against it seemed radical at the time though Rbuffats aesthetic has since won the day Through storms avalanches rock fall unplanned bivouacs and even the deaths of companions we follow the Chamonix guide to the altar of his communion on dark icy walls that struck terror into the hearts of Europes finest mountaineers Nor are these deft narratives mere recitations of dangers faced and obstacles overcome for Rbuffat pays as keen attention to the joys of comradeship won on these faces as he does to the climbs themselves In our own day of corporate sponsorships online expeditions and ecovacations the purity of Rbuffats vision of the Alps as in the epithet of the title of another of his books an enchanted garden shines forth in prose as fresh and stylish as any ever lavished on mountaineering( it is an used product )

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Brand: Modern Library

UPC: 9780375755064

MPN: 6 maps

Model No: 6 maps

Country of Origin: USA United States

Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1

Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 5.25X0.75X8.25

ISBN-10: 375755063

ISBN-13: 9780375755064

SKU: SONG0375755063

Edition: First Edition

No. of Pages: 272

Type: Books

Book Title: Starlight and Storm : the Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Topic: Essays & Travelogues, Mountaineering, Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains, Europe / General

Item Height: 0.6 in

Publication Year: 1999

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation

Item Weight: 11.1 Oz

Author: Gaston Rebuffat

Item Length: 8.3 in

Book Series: Modern Library Exploration Ser.

Item Width: 5.2 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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