High Exposure An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places [Paperback]

For generations of resolute adventurers, from George Mallory to Sir Edmund Hillary to Jon Krakauer, Mount Everest and the world's other greatest peaks have provided the ultimate testing ground. But the question remains: Why climb? InHigh Exposure,elite mountaineer and acclaimedEverestfilmmaker David Breashears answers with an intimate and captivating look at his life.
For Breashears, climbing has never been a question of risk taking: Rather, it is the pursuit of excellence and a quest for self-knowledge. Danger comes, he argues, when ambition blinds reason. The stories this world-class climber and great adventurer tells will surprise you -- from discussions of competitiveness on the heights to a frank description of the 1996 Everest tragedy.David Breashearshas made four trips to Everest's summit. His cinematic achievements include the IMAX® movieEverestand Everest: The Death Zone for the PBS seriesNOVA.He is the recipient of four Emmy awards for his accomplishments in cinematography. When not climbing, Breashears resides in Boston, Massachusetts.Contents

FOREWORD BY JON KRAKAUER

PROLOGUE

1. THE KID

2. PERILOUS JOURNEY

3. WORM

4. CAMERA OBSCURA

5. HIMALAYAS

6. EVEREST

7. THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE

8. STRANGE WINDS

9.CLIFFHANGER

10. IMAX®

11. THE CRUCIBLE

12. REDEMPTION

EPILOGUE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PHOTO CREDITS

INDEXStephen Ambrose author ofUndaunted CourageI've spent a lifetime reading books by or about the famous adventurers....David Breashears's book is the first I've read by an end-of-the-twentieth-century mountain climber that surpasses many of them and is equal to all.Claire MartinThe Denver PostVery few of us will ever set foot on Everest....But this thoughtful, philosophical narrative may be the next best thing to being there.Bruce Barcot The New York Timló