High exposure : an enduring passion for Everest and unforgiving places /
David Breashears.
- 319 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm
Includes index.
Foreword -- Prologue -- The Kid -- Perilous Journey -- Worm -- Camera Obscura -- Himalayas -- Everest -- The Brotherhood of the Rope -- Strange Winds -- Cliffhanger -- IMAX -- The Crucible -- Redemption -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Mountaineer and filmmaker David Breashears shares the story of his life, discussing his adventures climbing some of the world's greatest peaks, and explaining the factors that drive him to pursue such a dangerous profession.