Peering Over the Edge: The Philosophy of Mountaineering

by Mikel Vause

Peering Over the Edge is the result of contributions by some of the greatest authors of mountaineering
Pat Ament, Phil Bartlett, Arlene Blum, Margaret Body, Chris Bonington, Hamish M. Brown, Joe Brown, Greg Child, Jim Curran,Giusto Gervasutti,Andrew Greig, Terry Gifford, Heinrich Harrer, Dougal Haston, Maurice Herzog, Sir John Hunt,Jeff Long, Jeff Lowe, Hamish MacInnes, Jeffrey McCarthy, Ian Mitchell, Paul Pritchard, David Roberts, Doug Robinson, Steve Roper, Galen Rowell, Woodrow Wilson Sayre, Doug Scott, Eric Shipton, G.B. Spenceley, Sir Leslie Stephen, Mikel Vause, Edward Whymper, Simon Yates, Geoffrey Winthrop Young.

450 pages, Paperback

First published September 26, 2005

Reviews

[Emma M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, it took me almost all summer but I have finally completed my reading of this collection. Before picking up this book I never realized my interest in mountaineering and those who do it. Initially I thought they were crazy and that I could never in a million years relate but as I continued through the essays I realized why most mountaineers climb. It isn't such an easy question to answer because they climb for so many different reasons, a lot of which were so surprising to me. This book has inspired me to up my hiking and escape from my laptop and air conditioning. Bottom line? It's a great read and I encourage you to get your hands on it. You may just surprise yourself like I did.

[Philip Burnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great compilation of some of mountaineering's best stories. Fun reading for the climber.