Seven Summits Quest

Tag: book review

  • Thank You Tomaz Humar

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    I’ve been reading this excellent book about a historic, tragic, and controversial modern climbing legend Tomaz Humar. Last week I did a great toprope solo ice climb near home. The next day I fell down a flight of stairs in my own house, descending from my bedroom heading toward my training room. I was totally…

  • Book Review: Die Trying

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    Die Trying: One Man’s Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits By Bo Parfet with Richard Buskin Bo Parfet “retired” as an investment banker at a pretty young age, and managing his savings carefully by taking shortcuts and going somewhat around the system, managed to complete the 7 summits (actually 8, hedging his bets on the…

  • Review: Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow : The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure

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    Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow : The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure by Maria Coffey As you get deeper and deeper into the Seven Summits Quest, eventually it will hit you. People die doing this. People with spouses, children, parents, siblings. They leave behind families and friends, some of whom never ever recover from…