Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
2010 September 21
Eiger Dreams: Ventures among Men & Mountains
Founded in 1990 by the American publishers, Lyons & Burford, released a collection of writings & culture of climbing, mountaineering. It contains first hand accounts of expeditions by the author, who is also written in nature & hardly AIR.No matter what the actual temperature may be several pages of the Eiger Dreams you start into shiver, it is done. Halfway through, you’ll be a new appreciation for the fingers, toes into acquire, & the fact that you have a nose. And by the end
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Review by Trixie for Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
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How to do justice to a writer like Krakauer….well, he’s such a good writer that I feel any review I write would suffer compared to the source. Nevertheless, here I go. This is Krakauer’s first book. It’s a collection of his previously published articles on mountaineering (save the last one about Devil’s Thumb which was written for the book.) What a gread read too whether you are an afficionado of the sport or, like me, you’ve never seen a pair of crampons in your life (by the way, those are a set of spikes climbers strap to their boots to support themselves and prevent slipping on icy slopes.) Some of the famous peaks that make an appearance here include K2, Mt McKinley, and the titular Eiger. Throughout you will read about some of the eccentric personalities in the international climbing community, personal triumph and inspiration, offshoots like bouldering and waterfall climbing, and horrific tragedy. If you read Into Thin Air, you’ll be surprised at how funny this book is. Krakauer displays a wry, self-deprecating wit in several of these stories-something the somber subject matter of the latter book didn’t permit. The last one, about his decision to solo the Devil’s Thumb in Alaska in his early twenties is hysterical.Anyone who can make a story about being tentbound or the inventor of the perfect ice axe riveting deserves attention. If you are on the fence, just go ahead and get this book. It’s definitely worth it.
Review by Brian D. Rubendall for Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
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“Eiger Dreams” is a compelling collection of twelve stories by mountaineering writer Jon Krakauer. Included are several first person accounts of his own adventures, including his life-defining attempt to climb the Devil’s Thimb in Alaska as a young man and his later failed attempt to scale the Eiger face. Krakauer also failed in his attempt to climb Mount McKinley, but manages to say more with one of his defeats than other climbers do with their success.Krakauer also proves himself to be a first rate reporter with his accounts of other mountaineering stories. Particularly good is his tale of John Gill, the man who practically invented “bouldering.” Krakauer goes on to describe waterfall climbing, canyoneering and the horrors of being tent bound with his deft narrative touch. At 186 pages, and featuring his easily readable prose, the book is a delightful experience for those who like good adventure stories of the kind featured in Outside Magazine.
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What an incredible book. Once you start reading it, you won’t be able to set it down. I even got yelled at by my boss for reading the book on company time. I’ve read it 4 times and each time is like the first time. There is alot of information to process so get ready be blown away. It’s awsome. Also, if you missed reading Tino Georgiou’s masterpiece–The Fates, go and read it.
Review by William F. Harrison for Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
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I’ve read three of Krakauer’s books including this one. Into Thin Air is eclipsed by Kenneth Kamler’s Doctor On Everest, but Krakauer’s own Under The Banner Of Heaven and Eiger Dreams are in a class by themselves. I have never had a fear of heights, but the stories in this book, particularly the one of his climb of the Devil’s Thumb, a volcanic chimney in Alaska, lifting hundreds of feet into thin air is perhaps one of the most evocative pieces of writing I’ve ever read. If you are fascinated by mountins and the madmen and crazy women who climb them, this is your book. Either it will make you drop everything and head for the high remote places of the world, or render you at least sane enough to say, “I think I’ll take my adventure in another way.” Say in some weird polygamous community in southern Utah or northern Arizona. Krakauer knows mountains, and he knows how to take us with him, shaking, sweating and not daring look down, up a shear, icy face. This is great outdoor adventure writing. Highly recommended. wfh
Review by G. W. Hodges for Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains
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I’ve read Into Thin Air and Into the Wild so when I picked up this book in the Seattle airport after getting off Mt. Rainier I was hoping it would be as good. I wasn’t disappointed.An excellent mix of both adventure and mountaineering stories, I finished this book in no time at all. What really strikes me is the life that Krakauer has been able to lead. I only wish I had had the time and direction to attempt half of what this guy has done and then be able to write so candidly about it.This book is first rate. From the stories about canyons in the Southwest to excellent climbing stories that focus not only on the terrain, but the personalities along the way, make this book enjoyable cover to cover. The fact that climbers are such an interesting cross section of society is vividly expounded on in this book. You finish feeling you know these folks intimately or at least relate to just about everyone as a friend or contemporary.Buy it…..read it. Then give it to a friend like I did. The Burgess Boys are worth the cost alone!