Challenge of Rainier: A Record of the Explorations and Ascents, Triumphs and Tragedies | 
 enlarge | Author: Dee Molenaar
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 470971
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 364
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 0916890708
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.9778
EAN: 9780916890704
ASIN: 0916890708
Publication Date: June 1979
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Mt. Rainier History and Arm Chair Travel November 20, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great read about Mt. Rainier. I loved the book so much I bought a copy for my cabin up there. Several guests have commented on how much they enjoy it. It's an easy book to read while vacationing at the mountain as you can read individual stories at a time. Very well written, a real page turner!
Outstanding book by an outstanding man April 25, 2002
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dee Molenaar eschews the glib, self-serving, and obnoxious style so prevalent in this genre. Instead, Molenaar presents a chronicle of human history on "The Mountain" that is well written, informative, and self-effacing. He barely touches his own remarkably impressive mountaineering achievements and I am hopeful he publishes his memoirs soon. Further, it is a pleasure to read a writing style reflecting a generation which held manners and chivalry with esteem. Indeed, there is an element of anachronism in this revised edition, and it is worth preserving. I am honored that my copy is signed by the author!
Excellent and Essential for Rainier Climbers! July 18, 1999
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Molenaar makes a detailed records analysis of the many accidents that have occurred on this massive mountain. For example, the guy who slid a thousand feet in his down booties trying to catch a lid that fell off of his cooking pot. Weird! Also, he details the tragedies with thoughtful suggestions. Our team studied this book before our climb so we would be aware of climbing errors that others have made. I think this is pretty much considered a Rainier classic by now...
 A superb account of Rainier's historic climbs & disasters. May 13, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an unforgettable history of Mt. Rainier, its pioneering and more recent explorers of trails to the summit, its geology and natural environment, and its inevitable human disasters. Molenaar's many explanatory sketches of climbing routes and his inclusion of numerous historic photos of famed climbers, guides, and ascents help immensely to illustrate the absorbing text. As one who is intimately familiar both as a guide, an artist, a scientist, and a world-famous mountaineer, he is uniquely fitted to write this story--one which anyone contemplating an ascent of "the mountain" could hardly do without--and he has succeeded beyond measure.
An account of the mountaineering history of Mt. Rainier. May 6, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a wonderful read! The author's love for mountains and mountaineering comes out clearly in his prose and illustrations. If you share in his love of Mt. Rainier you will love this book!
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