Seattle, 1993, 1st edition. 223 pp, color & b/w photos. Roskelley recounts adventures on Dhaulagiri, Everest, Makalu and the Pamirs .
He has lost toes to frostbite, suffered pulmonary edema, survived avalanches and icy bivouacs. Roskelley, one of America's premier mountaineers, recounts his experiences on the high peaks and his transition from teenage exploits to middle-age prudence. He offers stirring tales of adventure: a dramatic rescue on Denali (Mt. McKinley), an impulse climb on the North Face of the Eiger, tackling a frozen waterfall in Canada's Banff National park.
