Addicted to Danger

Wickwire's memoir details his many accomplishments as one of America's premier high-altitude climber's. Includes his ascent of Mount Rainier's Willis Wall (1971), numerous trips to McKinley (1972, '76, '78, '80, '81, '84, '92), his first attempt and subsequent ascent of K2 (1975, 1978), Aconcagua (1982), Kangchenjunga (1989), Menlungtse (1990), three attempts on Everest's North Ridge (1982, '84, '93), Sarmiento (1995), and Illimani (1996).