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Loading... Eiger Dreams (1990)by Jon Krakauer
Although published rather recently (2009), this book has the feel of a book written long before that. And, indeed, it turns out to be a collection of magazine articles Krakauer has written over a 15 or 20 year career. It is clearly Krakauer, but it is not as polished or as evocative of some of his best, later writing. Nevertheless, a most enjoyable book about some of the characters who climb the world's biggest and most challenging mountains. (  ) co_coyote | Apr 8, 2012 |  Eiger Dreams is a collection of Krakauers atricles on mountain climbing from various magazines. The articles are typical Krakauer. Writing with his usual terrific reporting and vivid descriptions, he takes the reader along on his trips onto mountain across the globe. A great collection of adventure writing, even for someone who has never climbed the smallest of hills. (  ) SethAndrew | Jan 22, 2012 | Eiger Dreams is a collection of 12 non-fiction mountaineering shorts by Jon Krakauer. The stories range in topics from the art of "bouldering" to deadly climbing escapades on K2. I read and enjoyed Into Thin Air and Into The Wild, but this book did not spark my interest in the same manner. I found myself yawning through the name-droppingly dull story of Chamonix. Krakauer spent a great deal of paper real estate describing every climber that set foot in town and penned what felt like only a few paragraphs on the actual mountain. Unfortunately, a few stories in the collection shared this characteristic. This collection is not all bad. A few standouts include: "Eiger Dreams" - describes attempts to conquer the North Face of the Eiger, "Gill" - A tale of bouldering and "The Devils Thumb" - A personal account where Krakauer sets out to climb in Alaska alone (Should be a familiar tale if you have read Into The Wild). Unfortunately, this book did not rate very high for me, but if you are a Krakauer fan it may be worth reading just for a few of the standout stories mentioned above. (  ) JechtShot | Nov 15, 2011 | This collection of Krakauer's articles was thoroughly enjoyable. The author has a gift for not only describing the technical aspects of mountaineering, but for describing the reasons people choose to climb mountains. (  ) FireandIce | Nov 28, 2010 | This short collection of articles on mountain climbing showcases Krakauer's numerous strengths in outdoors writing. ( ) wanack | Oct 2, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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