High And Wild: Essays And Photographs on Wilderness Adventures

by Galen A. Rowell

ÒÉGalen Rowell has visited some of the most beautiful and least trampled parts of Alaska, made some breathtaking new ascents, including a reckless speed climb of Mount McKinley . . . High & Wild is a book to be read again and again and to feast on in times of despair.Ó Charles S. Houston, M.D., Leader 1938, 1953 American K2 Expeditions ÒGalen Rowell is the best among those who now chronicle mountaineering expeditions. By perceptively viewing the mountains not only in the historical context of those who sought them, but also in their ecological setting, the landscapes, peoples, wild animals, he imbues the remote summits with lasting life.Ó George Schaller author of The Stones of Silence Ò. . . Hetch Hetchy . . . Half Dome . . . Alaska . . .The Cirque of the Unclimbables . . . in all these places he took stunning pictures, pictures of the inaccessible and the fabulously picturesque. Accompanying these gorgeous shots, composed with a heroic eye on precipices and polar air, are his compelling narratives of the climbs that made them possible.Ó New York Times ÒHe is a superb photographer . . . [High and Wild] admits us to an extraordinary world of great expanse and significance as few books do.Ó San Francisco Chronicle ÒThe impeccable photojournalism of Galen Rowell makes wilderness exploration seem even more majestic.Ó PublisherÕs Weekly ÒFew photographers capture the spirit and substance of high and wild places the way Galen Rowell does. He earned fame first as a climber, and now . . . heÕs possibly the worldÕs best-known photojournalist.Ó Outside Magazine

Genres: Climbing, Photography

224 pages, Hardcover

First published June 12, 1982

About the author

Galen Avery Rowell (August 23, 1940 – August 11, 2002) was a wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

More focused on Rowell's trips over the years than his photography, makes you want to pull out a map and see what you can dream up.

[Mara Mures · Rating 5 out of 5]

True stories in the wildest places!

[Gwynneth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Galen Rowell's photography legacy is simply amazing. I've enjoyed (and been inspired through my own work) how he incorporated nature photography with down to earth sensibility. A great book to read for arm chair travelers. Fabulous pictures and inspiring enough to make me want to start climbing again...At least until I read the parts where he's camping out on mountain ledges in blizzards.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Proving that extreme climbers are really crazy. But also crazy cool.

[Arcelia Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stories of a life well lived. Inspiring.

[Richard Kravitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing stories to go with the photos. He is missed. Still hard to believe he is gone.