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Zusatztext Bruce Barcot The New York Times Book Review The greatest pleasures in High Exposure come when [Breashears] invites his readers in to the clannish subculture [of climbing]. Informationen zum Autor David Breashears has made four trips to Everest's summit. His cinematic achievements include the IMAX® movie Everest and "Everest: The Death Zone" for the PBS series NOVA. He is the recipient of four Emmy awards for his accomplishments in cinematography. When not climbing, Breashears resides in Boston, Massachusetts. Klappentext In an absorbing memoir that goes beyond the 1996 Mount Everest disaster! world-renowned adventurer and mountain climber Breashears details his career climbing and filming the world's most beautiful and dangerous peaks. of full-color photos. Zusammenfassung For generations of resolute adventurers! from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer! Mount Everest and the world's other greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But the question remains: Why climb? In High Exposure! elite mountaineer and acclaimed Everest filmmaker David Breashears answers with an intimate and captivating look at his life. For Breashears! climbing has never been a question of risk taking: Rather! it is the pursuit of excellence and a quest for self-knowledge. Danger comes! he argues! when ambition blinds reason. The stories this world-class climber and great adventurer tells will surprise you -- from discussions of competitiveness on the heights to a frank description of the 1996 Everest tragedy. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsFOREWORD BY JON KRAKAUERPROLOGUE1. THE KID2. PERILOUS JOURNEY3. WORM4. CAMERA OBSCURA5. HIMALAYAS6. EVEREST7. THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE8. STRANGE WINDS9. CLIFFHANGER10. IMAX®11. THE CRUCIBLE12. REDEMPTIONEPILOGUEACKNOWLEDGMENTSPHOTO CREDITSINDEX
