The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount RainierBarcott, a staff writer for the Seattle Weekly and contributor to Harper's, adds a poetic touch to his sometimes humorous, sometimes alarming descriptions of climbing Rainier. He delves into Rainier's mountaineering history, as well as a little botany, seismology, and plain old mountain lore. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
The Mountain Is Out | 1 |
Pressing Through Cloud | 17 |
The Only Sensible and Suitable Name | 34 |
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