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Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child | 
 enlarge | Author: Greg Child
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 622642
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 255
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0898863635
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.522
EAN: 9780898863635
ASIN: 0898863635
Publication Date: November 1993
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Condition: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 255 p. Audience: General/trade.
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One awsome book, a must read for any climber! November 5, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love this book. Greg is so amazing with his writing in that he puts you on the mountain with himself. It's awsome and motivational. This book is worth twice the cost of the paper-back for most people, and is priceless for a climber.
child is the most literate climber in history! February 19, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
greg child is the most literate climber in history, far more readable than his peers. reading his books is like going along on the expedition on his shoulder, seeing the climb, the preliminaries, the peripheries of surrounding socieites and experiences. it is like paer virtual reality. best of all, his multi-focus shows he is aware of more than just the climb or his own performance--while bringing it all to life with technicalities and dramas and compassion and pragmatism, and an obvious struggle to be constantly fair to everyone.
Greg Child tackles big peaks, with his usual wit and humour. September 6, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This guy has got to be one of my favorite mountain literature authors... Greg's excellent writing skills put you right in the action with dialogues, exacting characterizations and dry humour born from too many harrowing first ascents on big peaks. His partners are well known and it's great to get a peek at their personalities through Greg's eyes. When you're done, read it again then pick up his other paperback: Thin Air.
 Good anthology January 26, 1998
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
A good anthology of mountaineering and rock climbing writing. Nothing gripping, but interesting none-the-less. Confirms stories written by others, John Long for example. It's good to hear all sides of a story.
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