On high pinnacles and snow

"The mountains of the world have afforded some of the most spectacular achievements in history. More than mere athletic endeavors, first ascents involve exploration--breakthroughs into new frontiers, extensions of human knowledge both of the universe and of ourselves. The author, Tom King, has been an amateur mountain climber for many years. His book has a twofold approach, First, it provides historically accurate accounts that take his readers back in time to observe the first ascents of some o...