Table of Contents
Foreword Lou Whittaker xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Prologue: Where Climbers Are Made xix
1 The Naked Mountaineer: Matterhorn, Switzerland, 14,692' 1
2 Pitching the Horseshoe: Snowdon, Wales, 3,560' 30
3 The Unorthodox Climber: Mount Athos, Greece, 6,670' 55
4 Climbing Backward: Gorge of Samaria, Greece 75
5 No Gods but Me: Mount Olympus, Greece, 9,570', and Mount Olympus, Washington, 7,965' 100
6 Crawling for Sushi: Mount Fuji, Japan, 12,388' 123
7 Knickers in a Twist: Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 4,200' 151
8 Twin Peaks in Paradise: Gunung Agung, Bali, Indonesia, 10,308' 162
9 Expedition to Nowhere: Carstensz Pyramid, Papua, Indonesia, 16,024' 178
10 The Mountaineer Unplugged: Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 13,435' 186
11 Northern Exposure: Galdhøpiggen, Norway, 8,100' 212
12 So the Last Shall Be First: Mount St. Helens, Washington, 9,677' and 8,363' 233
Epilogue: The Sirens' Call 247