Over the Top, Humorous Mountaineering Tales

The Mountaineers Anthology Series Volume III

by Edited by

240 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 978-0-89886-889-0
Published: Sep 17, 2002

Description

Trips gone wrong, embarrassing incidents, unfortunate pratfalls, and hilarious reflections are part of the newest volume in The Mountaineers Anthology Series. Kurt Diemberger's "A Lesson in French" and Greg Childs' "Chalk" are examples of climbers' keen appreciation for the absurd, droll, ironic, and hilarious moments in their world.

Contributors

Edited by

Details

240 pages
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 978-0-89886-889-0
Published: Sep 17, 2002

Reviews

The humor in these stories isn't laugh-out-loud funny, but more subtle, reflecting the defensive sort of humor useful in warding off physical suffering, or the challenges to ego that comes so frequently when humans take their measure against a mountain.
— Idaho Falls Post Register