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Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Patagonia, David Lama, climbing’s wunderkind, sets out to climb the infamous south-east face of Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world.
No one has ever climbed this Needle of Granite in free-climbing style.
But this is exactly what David and his partner Peter aim to do.
After being confronted with natural and logistical challenges, David comes to understand the true nature of his project and realizes what it will take to reach the summit.
A book about mountaineering, friendship, transformation and crossing human frontiers.
It’s a coming of age story that also takes a close look at the state of rock climbing and alpinism, as well as their many philosophies and ethical approaches.
Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Patagonia, David Lama, climbing’s wunderkind, sets out to climb the infamous south-east face of Cerro Torre, a mountain once said to be the most difficult in the world.
No one has ever climbed this Needle of Granite in free-climbing style.
But this is exactly what David and his partner Peter aim to do.
After being confronted with natural and logistical challenges, David comes to understand the true nature of his project and realizes what it will take to reach the summit.
A book about mountaineering, friendship, transformation and crossing human frontiers.
It’s a coming of age story that also takes a close look at the state of rock climbing and alpinism, as well as their many philosophies and ethical approaches.
[presents] Knaus | München, 2013 224 pages | with 34 colour photos For more than three years [David Lama] was driven by the idea of freeclimbing the [Cerro Torre] ... and now this dream has become true!
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[presents]<br />
Knaus | München, 2013<br />
224 pages | with 34 colour photos<br />
For more than three years [<strong>David</strong> <strong>Lama</strong>] was driven by the idea of freeclimbing the [Cerro Torre]<br />
... and now this dream has become true!
„This mountain has qualities which are normally only found in humans; there is<br />
something evil about it, something mysterious, something horrible.“ | Werner Herzog<br />
Contact | <strong>Guenter</strong> G. <strong>Rodewald</strong> [ Agent ] | guenter.rodewald@mercadodelibros.info
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The [Mozart] of the mountains<br />
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