Below Another Sky: A Mountain Adventure in Search of a Lost Father
Author(s):
Ridgeway, Rick
Copyright: 2001, Holt, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.320, photo frontis, 21 bw photos, map eps, blue cloth
Condition: signed, dj unclipped, very fine, cloth tight, very fine
This is Ridgeway’s account of the 1980 attempt on Minya Konka (24,891’) and the disasterous avalanche that left one of their members dead. He describes his return to the mountain 19 years later in the company of his deceased teamates daughter and the profound impact on them both. Rick won the 2002 AAC Literary Award for his writing achievements.