Description
In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only 28 years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering record of firsts in the Alps and Andes. Yet how Alex climbed was as important as what he climbed. He was a mountaineering prophet, sharing with a handful of contemporaries -- including his climbing partner Voytek Kurtyka -- the vision of a purer form of alpinism on the world's highest peaks.
Author: John Porter
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
Published: 11/15/2016
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781771601665
ISBN10: 1771601663
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering
- Sports & Recreation | Extreme Sports
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
Author: John Porter
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
Published: 11/15/2016
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781771601665
ISBN10: 1771601663
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering
- Sports & Recreation | Extreme Sports
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
About the Author
John Porter was born in Massachusetts and started climbing at the age of 12, serving his apprenticeship in the White Mountains, Rockies, Cascades and Yosemite. He moved to the U.K. in the early 1970s to do postgraduate work at Leeds University, where he joined a team of climbers dedicated to clean ethics, alpine-style, and the fostering of international partnerships.