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Avalanches, lightning on mountaintops, high-altitude
diseases, grizzly bears, the unpredictability of people under
extreme stress, hypothermia, and even exploding volcanoes —
these are Peter's "Rocky Horrors." This book contains
refreshingly unconventional stories combining climbing with
travel, culture, and adventure. Here the journey is at least
as important as the objective. The characters range from the
anally retentive to the hilarious.
Peter Austen has adventured in 60 countries
over 40 years and returned intact from many famous peaks including
Everest in Nepal, Mount Communism in Russia, Mont Blanc in France,
Mount Robson in Canada, the Cascades of Washington state, and
Alpamayo in Peru. He reveals the sometimes unavoidable and very
human errors that occur, and writes of his mishaps and amusements
in a style that makes for fascinating reading. Peter Austen's
writing is for armchair mountaineers and serious climbers alike.
This is his second book, following Everest Canada: The
Climb for Hope.
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