In the Ghost Country: A Lifetime Spent on the Edge - Couverture rigide

Hillary, Peter; Elder, John E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0743243692 ISBN 13 : 9780743243698

Editeur : Free Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Hillary Peter Elder John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Literate and evocative, In the Ghost Country is a joyful tribute to the craft of mountaineering, a Shackleton-like tale of endurance, an adventure story and introspective recollection with rare insight.A memoir of extraordinary depth and searing honesty, In the Ghost Country is the story of Peter Hillary's physical and emotional journey across the icy wastes of Antarctica. A place where the thoughts and memories of a lifetime were called forth by the blank slate of the Antarctic snows - so real that the ghosts of lost friends and loved ones walked with Peter Hillary in the white maelstrom. During the three-month long expedition, Peter Hillary and his two companions skied 900 miles across the forbidding and beautiful expanse of Antarctica to the South Pole. Early on, the relationships in the little tent disintegrated to acrimony and distrust, and exploded on their return, damaging friendships and resulting in profound soul-searching. This is the story of that journey: a chronicle of profound isolation, of great stamina and skill, of the mental and emotional toll exacted by travel in extreme environments. It is also a meditation on a lifetime spent on the edge, a memory book of more than 30 expeditions in the Himalayas, the Andes, the Arctic and the Antarctic.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Peter Hillary has climbed extensively in New Zealand, North America and the Himalayas. He is also the author of Rimo, A Sunny Day in the Himalayas, First Across the Roof of the World and, with Sir Edmund Hillary, Two Generations. John Elder is a feature writer for The Sunday Age in Melbourne and a winner of numerous journalism awards. His other publications include Reading the Mountains of Homes and Imagining the Earth.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Free Pr
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0743243692
• ISBN 13: 9780743243698
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352