Over The Top: Humorous Mountaineering Tales - The Mountaineers Anthology Series Vol III

Tales of amazing expeditions that test the strength of the human condition often contain more than a glimpse of the humorous side of our characters as well. Such stories can present the self-deprecating cynic, the wise and ironic wit, the irreverent banter of climbing friends, and other comedic personalities and situations. Here are 19 such accounts from the great classics of mountaineering literature by Burgess, Child, Childs, Diemberger, Heckmair, Patey, Roberts, Sherman, Simpson, Smythe, and Waterman.