High Crimes, The fate of Everest in an age of greed is a climbing story, in a way. It might be better read like true crime. Because at the core of the narrative, it’s not about elevation, but manslaughter. The book illustrates in harrowing detail the conceit, ego, and indifference that plague extreme sports, especiallyContinue reading “Book Review: High Crimes, by Michael Kodas (2008)”
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Book Review: Classic Krakauer
Jon Krakauer’s latest collection of outdoors mysteries and misadventures Some authors become synonymous with a genre of writing. Everyone who reads of or aspires to grand adventure knows Jon Krakauer. It’s fitting then to title his latest collection of previously published articles “Classic Krakauer“, because inarguably, it is. My first exposure to Krakauer’s prose andContinue reading “Book Review: Classic Krakauer”
Of Wild Places 