Glorious Failures: The Mountaineers Anthology Series Vol I

Veterans know that climbing is less about the summit and more about the strength of the human spirit tested to its limits. From the rich publishing legacy of The Mountaineers Books comes an engaging collection of the most famous and infamous almost-summits ever assembled. Included are stories by Bonington, Child, Curran, Diemberger, Hemmleb, Messner, Moore, Roberts, Simpson, Tilman, Twight, Unsworth, and Wood.