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Peregrinator said:
Very well named, that. Hard to believe there was a time when it was thought to be un-climbable. Guys solo it before breakfast now. Enchain it with other stuff in a single day.
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I re-read The Eiger Sanction a week and a half ago. I enjoyed the history of the mountain. It read like a book written for Clint Eastwood to play the part of Hemlock.


Peregrinator said:
That's some rugged terrain, right there.
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There's some rough shit out there.
 
thør said:
I re-read The Eiger Sanction a week and a half ago. I enjoyed the history of the mountain. It read like a book written for Clint Eastwood to play the part of Hemlock.




There's some rough shit out there.
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I haven't read Trevanian in years, but I liked him when I did. Most arrogant narrative voice ever, I think. Fun book, though.

But is that the Eiger? I was thinking it was the Matterhorn for some reason.

Young mountains always are crazy.
 
Peregrinator said:
Matterhorn:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Compton%2C_1879%2C_Matterhorn.jpg/220px-Compton%2C_1879%2C_Matterhorn.jpg



Eiger:


http://www.highmountainguides.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/gallery/alpine-mountaineering-gallery2/north-face-of-the-eiger/north-face-of-the-eiger-from-kleine-scheidegg/15318-1-eng-GB/North-Face-of-the-Eiger-from-Kleine-Scheidegg_image_galerie.jpg
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One of 'em ( twice ).


The story of Whymper & Co.'s first ascent has been told thousands of times; it never fails to fascinate me.


Fergus Fleming's Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps ( New York, N.Y. 2000 ) is a quite readable account of the history of climbing. Jon Kraukauer's Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains devotes a couple of chapters


I find accounts of Toni Kurz' horrific 1936 death on the Nordwand extremely disturbing everytime I read one. Ugh.


I highly recommend Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver's Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes ( New Haven, 2008 ). I like the fact that for a survey this vast, the authors chose to relate the origins and early history of mountaineering; thus, one is treated to an account of the earliest days, from Paccard and Balmont's first ascent of Mt. Blanc to Whymper to Swiss graveyards filled with the bodies of ardent young Englishmen and on to the geology and topography of the top of the world.



 
trysail said:

One of 'em ( twice ).


The story of Whymper & Co.'s first ascent has been told thousands of times; it never fails to fascinate me.


Fergus Fleming's Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps ( New York, N.Y. 2000 ) is a quite readable account of the history of climbing. Jon Kraukauer's Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains devotes a couple of chapters


I find accounts of Toni Kurz' horrific 1936 death on the Nordwand extremely disturbing everytime I read one. Ugh.


I highly recommend Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver's Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes ( New Haven, 2008 ). I like the fact that for a survey this vast, the authors chose to relate the origins and early history of mountaineering; thus, one is treated to an account of the earliest days, from Paccard and Balmont's first ascent of Mt. Blanc to Whymper to Swiss graveyards filled with the bodies of ardent young Englishmen and on to the geology and topography of the top of the world.
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Which one?

Those are great recommendations, thank you. I loved Krakauer's book; that one is my favorite of his.

Wade Davis has a new book out about Mallory. You should read everything he's ever written, starting with The Wayfinders,which involves nautical navigation and ancient wisdom.
thør said:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3ejcskdy1qhqzwno1_500.jpg
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The stuff people did with gear like that boggles the mind. With all this modern shit I should be climbing the Nordwand and El Cap and all sorts of shit.
 
thør said:
Men were men......
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Indeed. I was trying to remember who it was, some Scot in the early days on Ben Nevis or something, who froze his mittens into a crevasse wall to aid his way out of the crack. Insane shit like that.
 
Jesus fucking christ.

Guys who climb stuff that would be a glorious achievement for me...

and they're carrying skis.
 
Peregrinator said:
Indeed. I was trying to remember who it was, some Scot in the early days on Ben Nevis or something, who froze his mittens into a crevasse wall to aid his way out of the crack. Insane shit like that.
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Insane shit on the hill, on the water, on the ice, etc.

Shackleton gave up his gloves and wouldn't take them back. Fuck.

I need to find one of my uncle's books for you to read.
 
thør said:
Insane shit on the hill, on the water, on the ice, etc.

Shackleton gave up his gloves and wouldn't take them back. Fuck.

I need to find one of my uncle's books for you to read.
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Yeah...Lady P's research on Amundsen is turning up some crazy ass shit.

Shackleton was a unique dude. They just don't make them like that. It reminds me of Alexander The Great pouring out a helmet full of water.

http://fineartamerica.com/images-simple-print/images-medium/alexander-the-great-refusing-water-in-the-desert-tom-lovell.jpg
"Thanks, guys, but I'll suffer right along with you."


I'd love to read it. Did he write it or is it from his library?
 
Peregrinator said:
Yeah...Lady P's research on Amundsen is turning up some crazy ass shit.

Shackleton was a unique dude. They just don't make them like that. It reminds me of Alexander The Great pouring out a helmet full of water.

http://fineartamerica.com/images-simple-print/images-medium/alexander-the-great-refusing-water-in-the-desert-tom-lovell.jpg
"Thanks, guys, but I'll suffer right along with you."


I'd love to read it. Did he write it or is it from his library?
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I liked Sean Connery as Amundsen in "The Red Tent" where he haunts Nobile.

He's the hubby of the namesake of the book you picked up for Lady P. He wrote (or at least, narrated) it. I'll find one that's got a decent collection of tales in it and not just the survival story I was thinking about.
 
thør said:
I liked Sean Connery as Amundsen in "The Red Tent" where he haunts Nobile.

He's the hubby of the namesake of the book you picked up for Lady P. He wrote (or at least, narrated) it. I'll find one that's got a decent collection of tales in it and not just the survival story I was thinking about.
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Is that readable/watchable? I sort of missed it when the hype was fresh.

Oh, very cool indeed. I'd love to see anything like that.
 
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