Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow by Maria Coffey Email Address: Wwwhiddenplacesnet

Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow by Maria Coffey Email Address: Wwwhiddenplacesnet

Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes. For them, perhaps, it is worth the cost. But when tragedy strikes, what happens to the people left behind? Why would anyone choose to invest in a future with a high-altitude risk-taker? What is life like in the shadow of the mountain? Such questions have long been taboo in the world of mountaineering. Now, the spouses, parents and children of internationally renowned climbers finally break their silence, speaking out about the dark side of adventure.

Maria Coffey confronted one of the harshest realities of mountaineering when her partner Joe Tasker disappeared on the Northeast Ridge of Everest in 1982. In Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow, Coffey offers an intimate portrait of adventure and the conflicting beauty, passion, and devastation of this alluring obsession. Through interviews with the world's top climbers, or their widows and families-Jim Wickwire, Conrad Anker, Lynn Hill, Joe Simpson, Chris Bonington, Ed Viesturs, Anatoli Boukreev, Alex Lowe, and many others-she explores what compels men and women to give their lives to the high mountains. She asks why, despite the countless tragedies, the world continues to laud their exploits. With an insider's understanding, Coffey reveals the consequences of loving people who pursue such risk-the exhilarating highs and inevitable lows, the stress of long separations, the constant threat of bereavement, and the lives shattered in the wake of climbing accidents.

Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow is a powerful, affecting and important book that exposes the far reaching personal costs of extreme adventure.

Maria Coffey is the author and co-author of ten books, including Fragile Edge, an account of her relationship with the mountaineer Joe Tasker and his death on Everest. She lives with her husband Dag Goering on Vancouver Island, Canada.

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ISBN 13	9780312290658
ISBN 10	0312290659
Title	Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow
Author	Maria Coffey Email Address: Wwwhiddenplacesnet
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Year published	2003-11-11
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Winner of National Outdoor Book Awards (Outdoor Literature Fic) 2004
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.