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Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow - by Maria Coffey (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Maria Coffey's Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow is a powerful, affecting and important book that exposes the far reaching personal costs of extreme adventure.Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes.
- About the Author: Maria Coffey is the author and co-author of more than a dozen books, including Fragile Edge, an account of her relationship with the mountaineer Joe Tasker and his death on Everest.
- 234 Pages
- Sports + Recreation, Mountaineering
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Book Synopsis
Maria Coffey's Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow is a powerful, affecting and important book that exposes the far reaching personal costs of extreme adventure.
Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes. For them, perhaps, it is worth the cost. But when tragedy strikes, what happens to the people left behind? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude risk-taker? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions have long been taboo in the world of mountaineering. Now, the spouses, parents and children of internationally renowned climbers finally break their silence, speaking out about the dark side of adventure.
Review Quotes
"Coffey begins where Jon Krakauer left off. His characters strive, suffer and vanish 'into thin air.' This compelling book offers voices from the other side of the mountaineering story - those left behind." --Los Angeles Times
"...an important book...Coffey is an accomplished author with the specific expertise to make this book the great read that it is." --Gripped Magazine "This book is a page-turner: Coffey's writing style is direct and ferociously honest, while her use of emotionally gripping anecdotes infuses an engaging, novelistic feel...A gripping must-read." --American Alpine JournalAbout the Author
Maria Coffey is the author and co-author of more than a dozen books, including Fragile Edge, an account of her relationship with the mountaineer Joe Tasker and his death on Everest. She lives with her husband Dag Goering on Vancouver Island, Canada.