Mixed Emotions, Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child
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* Includes five previously unpublished essays * Powerful prose sparked with Child's unique wit Well-known for his Himalayan expeditions and first ascents on rock walls in Australia and the United States, Greg Child freely admits his mixed feelings about climbing. Overwhelming are the loss of friends, the thrill of achievement, and the soul-shattering moments of risk and survival; but it is precisely these experiences that compel him to write and to continue climbing. In Mixed Emotions, Child remembers the mountains, the people, and the episodes that have made him feel his life acutely, including the 1986 K2 tragedy that killed 13 climbers; a near-fatal snakebite in his native Australia; and the loss of climbing partner Pete Thexton. He recalls his associations with world-renowned mountaineers Doug Scott, John Roskelley, Voytek Kurtyka, and Don Whillans. Child also narrates fascinating off-mountain journeys to a secluded Hindu shrine, and the remote, harsh landscape of the Baltoro Glacier, where progress has left its indelible mark. Finally, Child comments on some less tangible aspects of climbing, such as the ghostly presence that accompanies climbers under duress, and the meanings of and inevitable meetings with death.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0898863635
ISBN13:9780898863635
Release Date:September 1993
Publisher:Mountaineers Books
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
One awsome book, a must read for any climber!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I love this book. Greg is so amazing with his writing in that he puts you on the mountain with himself. It's awsome and motivational. This book is worth twice the cost of the paper-back for most people, and is priceless for a climber.
child is the most literate climber in history!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
greg child is the most literate climber in history, far more readable than his peers. reading his books is like going along on the expedition on his shoulder, seeing the climb, the preliminaries, the peripheries of surrounding socieites and experiences. it is like paer virtual reality. best of all, his multi-focus shows he is aware of more than just the climb or his own performance--while bringing it all to life with technicalities and dramas and compassion and pragmatism, and an obvious struggle to be constantly fair to everyone.
Greg Child tackles big peaks, with his usual wit and humour.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This guy has got to be one of my favorite mountain literature authors... Greg's excellent writing skills put you right in the action with dialogues, exacting characterizations and dry humour born from too many harrowing first ascents on big peaks. His partners are well known and it's great to get a peek at their personalities through Greg's eyes.When you're done, read it again then pick up his other paperback: Thin Air.
Good anthology
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
A good anthology of mountaineering and rock climbing writing. Nothing gripping, but interesting none-the-less. Confirms stories written by others, John Long for example. It's good to hear all sides of a story.
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