Why read Starlight and Storm?

Book cover of Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps

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“One of the great climbers of all time . . . who has discovered through the medium of mountains the true perspective of living.” —Sir John Hunt, author of The Conquest of Everest

Known for his lyrical writing and his ability to convey not only the dangers of mountaineering but…

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1 author picked Starlight and Storm as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ronald Turnbull

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If you want to know what it's actually like to bivvy on a ledge high on the Walker Spur in the 1940s with a storm coming in – and if you want to go far beyond that and be carried away by the power of words and share the intoxicated joy of that man on that ledge with the snow down the back of his neck – well, the man is Gaston. And his book is called Étoiles et Tempêtes.

From Ronald's list on mountains and mountaineering.