Thursday, January 9, 2020

Steck ... A Mountaineer’s Life

A bit pricey, but a very engaging book. He had so many adventures over his climbing life, and today, probably most climbers know of the Steck-Salathe route.  However, his story of the Hummingbird Ridge on Logan is priceless, and the picture of Camp II on the cornice is mind boggling, not to mention the "Shovel Traverse" which followed it. To be honest, as an old guy on Medicare, I wish he had spent more time telling stories of the annual "Golden Gathering" in Joshua Tree.