Climb Tales Of Man Versus Boulder, Crag, Wall, And Peak

A cliffhanging collection of the world's greatest climbs The activity of mountaineering has always produced a great deal of literature. From straightforward narratives of ascents to meticulous self-examination to spiritual reveries, climbing prompts men and women to pour forth essays, articles, and books that are unlike any other field of literature. In Climb,editors Kerry L. Burns and Cameron M. Burns showcase the amazingly vast spectrum that mountain climbing literature offers, including fresh, new tales of adventure. From Francesco Petrarch's 1336 ascent of Mount Ventoux to the early European ascents of the Victorian Age, from Isabella Bird's 1873 ascent of Longs Peak in Colorado to Halford J. Mackinde's extraordinary conquest to Mount Kenyas, Climblooks back across the broad field of mountain-related adventures and brings together some of the finest and most poignant stories ever written about mountain climbing, bouldering, and canyoneering.

As a geologist, Kerry L. Burns explored the Outback of Australia and South America in the 1950s and 1960s, including the second traverse of the Cordillera Darwin. He lives in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Cameron M. Burns is the author of Colorado Ice Climber’s Guide (FalconGuides) and Postcards from the Trailer Park (Lyons Press). He is also an editor and photographer who has pioneered new climbing routes in Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, and throughout North and South America. He lives in Basalt, Colorado.