Beyond the Mountain by Steve House

Beyond the Mountain by Steve House

What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach.

Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans.

Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it

On the Rupal Face of Pakistan's 8,126-meter Nanga Parbat, Steve House and Vince Anderson pioneered a new direct route. He also spends time climbing in the Alaska Range, the Canadian Rockies, and the Alps of Europe. In recent years, Steve has been particularly prolific in the Canadian Rockies, opening large new routes on many of the range's major faces, including Robson's Emperor Face, Mount Alberta's North Face, North Twin's North Face, Howse Peak's East Face, and Mount Fay's East Face. Since 1999, he has served as a Patagonia alpine ambassador. He has guided for Exum Mountain Guides, the American Alpine Institute, and North Cascades Mountain Guides as an independent guide. House was born in La Grande and now lives in Central Oregon, near Bend.