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One Day as a Tiger

Alex Macintyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism

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One Day as a Tiger

Von: John Porter
Gesprochen von: Stewart Crank
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"The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession."

In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only 28 years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering record of firsts in the Alps and Andes.

Yet how Alex climbed was as important as what he climbed. He was a mountaineering prophet, sharing with a handful of contemporaries - including his climbing partner Voytek Kurtyka - the vision of a purer form of alpinism on the world's highest peaks.

One Day as a Tiger, John Porter's revelatory and poignant memoir of his friend Alex MacIntyre, shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst - and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend.

©2014 John Porter (P)2019 Vertebrate Publishing
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His life and his persona a presented very well, but personally I would've enyoed more climbing story's and tales and more about his style. As the book is also called birth of light and fast alpinism.
A good listen.

Too much life, too little climbing

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