Rocky Horrors, Frozen Smiles

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Author-Peter Austen

Peter Austen has found humour in it all. Life-threatening falls on rock and ice, avalanches, lightning on mountain tops, high altitude diseases, grizzly bears, the unpredictability of people under extreme stress, hypothermia, and even exploding volcanoes—these are Peter’s “Rocky Horrors.” In contrast to the chest-thumping “We Conquered the Mountain” scenario of many mountaineering accounts, this book contains refreshingly unconventional stories combining climbing with travel, culture, and adventure. Here the journey is at least as important as the objective. The characters range from anally retentive to hilarious.

Peter Austen has adventured in 60 countries over 40 years and returned intact from many famous peaks such as Everest in Tibet, Mount Communism in Russia, Mont Blanc in France, Mount Robson in Canada, the Cascades of Washington state, and Alpamayo in Peru. In this book, totally successful trips where nothing life threatening happens gives way to the unforgettable incidents that occur in the mountains. Peter reveals the sometimes unavoidable and very human errors that occur, and writes of his mishaps in a style that make for gripping and fascinating reading.

5.5 x 8.5, 144 pages, softcover

 

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