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Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains is a non-fiction collection of articles and essays by Jon Krakauer on mountaineering and rock climbing. Eleven out of twelve of the chapters were initially published between 1982 and 1989 in the magazines Outside, Smithsonian, and New Age Journal.
- Jon Krakauer
- 1992
Jan 1, 1990 · From the paranoid confines of a snowbound tent, to the thunderous, suffocating terror of a white-out on Mount McKinley, Eiger Dreams spins tales of driven lives, sudden deaths, and incredible victories.
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Feb 10, 2009 · Jon Krakauer. Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men And Mountains Paperback – February 10, 2009. by Jon Krakauer (Author) 4.4 2,103 ratings. See all formats and editions. No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer.
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- Jon Krakauer
- Jon Krakauer
- 1992
May 19, 1997 · From the paranoid confines of a snowbound tent, to the thunderous, suffocating terror of a white-out on Mount McKinley, Eiger Dreams spins tales of driven lives, sudden deaths, and incredible victories. This is a stirring, vivid book about one of the most compelling and dangerous of all human pursuits.
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- Jon Krakauer
Feb 10, 2009 · Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains. Jon Krakauer. Rowman & Littlefield, Feb 10, 2009 - Sports & Recreation - 208 pages. No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships...
Yet Eiger Dreams is more about people than about rock and ice—people with that odd, sometimes maniacal obsession with mountain summits that sets them apart from other men and women.
Jan 1, 1990 · A compelling study of mountain climbing captures the determination, thirst for adventure and challenge, and obsession of the individuals who climb such mountains as Denali, K2, Everest, the Eiger, and other notable peaks throughout the world.
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- Jon Krakauer
