This is theengrossing story of the seasons the author spent
climbing 4000m mountains inthe different regions of the Alps. It is
also about the people with whom heclimbed who found time out of
their day-to-day routine for this extraordinaryactivity. He
explains the reason for this fascination which resulted in
theirspending decades pursuing their climbing objectives. The words
and photos both encapsulate thealpine experience in all its beauty
and suffering, pain and exhilaration,danger and humour which is
shared with each climbing partner and open to anyonewith the same
commitment. The author believes that climbing all the
4000mmountains is a realistic and achievable objective that will
take mountaineersinto much wild and beautiful terrain. These are
not just snow plods: everymountain has a worthwhile route on it and
even those with long glacierapproaches can become superb ascents
and descents on ski in an alpine spring. The many photos taken over
the years were areminder of details that had escaped notice in the
journals kept at the time.These numerous stunning and inspiring
photographs tell their own story andenrich the author's account.
The book is dedicated to all his climbing partnerswho made the
completion of the quest possible.
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