Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss: Life and Death at the Birth of Free-Climbing

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Shortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award

Shortlisted for the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature

An intriguing biography of the renowned Austrian alpinist Paul Preuss, who achieved international recognition both for his remarkable solo ascents and for his advocacy of an ethically "pure" alpinism (meaning without any artificial aids).

In the months before his death in 1913, from falling...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1771603232

ISBN13:9781771603232

Release Date:July 2019

Publisher:Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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