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10b4me

Ice climber

Ice Caves at the Sads

Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 25, 2010 - 06:03pm PT

This book, an autobiography by Steve House, is a great read.
Steve House has been called "The Future" by both Reinhold Messner, and Mark Twight.
One of the best chapters,The Crypt, had me gripped, and I was sitting on the sofa.

10b4me

Ice climber

Ice Caves at the Sads

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 26, 2010 - 12:22am PT

bump, cuzz this is a great book

survival

Big Wall climber

A Token of My Extreme

Jan 26, 2010 - 01:50am PT

10b4me,

Can you give me a tickler of text? What's he climbing?
Messner and Twight, gotta be alpine.

Any good photos?

Sorry I haven't heard of him. Shows you how much attention I pay to the alpine game most of the time. I've done some and read some, but I'm no expert.

10b4me

Ice climber

Ice Caves at the Sads

Topic Author's Reply - Jan 27, 2010 - 01:11am PT

survival,
Steve House is one of the worlds' best alpinist, and possibly Americas best.
He has climbed in Europe, the Himalaya, Alaska, Canada, etc.
Hehas soloed K7. He also as three first ascents on the Father and Sons Wall on Denali. He also climbed the Nanga Parbats' Rupal Face with Vince Anderson in 2005.
Probably best known for his ascent, with Mark Twight, and Scott Backes, of the Czech Direct route on Denali. They climbed this route in sixty hours. previous time was about seven days.

Tarbuster

climber

right here, right now

Jan 27, 2010 - 12:05pm PT

Eventually it'll hit the Boulder Public library and I'll be all over it.
(Pretty good stash of mountaineering literature there... of course nothing like the AAC library down in Golden, an awesome resource)

Thanks for the reminder!

survival

Big Wall climber

A Token of My Extreme

Jan 27, 2010 - 12:11pm PT

Steve House is one of the worlds' best alpinist, and possibly Americas best.
He has climbed in Europe, the Himalaya, Alaska, Canada, etc.
Hehas soloed K7. He also as three first ascents on the Father and Sons Wall on Denali. He also climbed the Nanga Parbats' Rupal Face with Vince Anderson in 2005.
Probably best known for his ascent, with Mark Twight, and Scott Backes, of the Czech Direct route on Denali. They climbed this route in sixty hours. previous time was about seven days.

Yikes!!

He is a Baaaad man! I hope to see that book soon, like Tar said, maybe at the library?