Mountain Lust:The Allure of Mont Blanc

by Jon Miller

It had happened again. On July 12, 2012, nine climbers were killed on Mont Maudit, one of the mountains that make up the Mont Blanc range in Chamonix, France.Freelance writer Jon Miller and his wife, Ana, travel on assignment to write about why climbers dare to ascend the highest peak in Western Europe.Grieving the recent loss of their son in a freak accident, Jon begins to notice profound changes in Ana soon after they arrive in Chamonix. As he studies the accounts of the early mountaineers, Jon discovers a similar Mont Blanc altered them forever.Will Jon succumb to those same irresistible forces or can he resist surrendering to the greatest power he has ever encountered?Mountain The Allure of Mont Blanc contains written accounts by the early climbers and discoverers of the Jules Michelet, Jacques Balmat, Ed Whympher, John Auldjo, Edmund Clark, Capt. Markham Sherwill, Martin Barry, Paul Verne and have been edited, adapted or altered for the purposes of this book."The most sensual tale about mountain climbing ever written."- Dundee Press

179 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 26, 2013

About the author

Librarian Note: There are multiple authors by this name in the Goodreads database.

For the Professor of Philosophy at Queen's University, see Jon Miller.

Reviews

[Malinda Tackman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Did not finish. I gave it a lot of chances but unfortunately I was bored most of the time.

[April Galanksy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Romantic, interesting, heartbreaking and ultimately uplifting. About a man trying to cope with his son's death while on assignment to cover a tragic mountain climbing disaster.