A Mountaineer’s Life

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Tales of the Trail from a Living Legend, The Slim Fox Sixteen-year-old Allen Steck made his initial climb, a first ascent of Mount Maclure in the Sierras, with no hardware, no ropes, no experience. But the event turned his into a mountaineer’s life. Over 70 years later, Steck, often referred to as The Slim Fox, has had a prolific mountain climbing career, including a 1954 expedition to Makalu, a 1963 first ascent of the south face of the Clyde Minaret, and a 1965 first ascent of the Hummingbird Ridge on Mount Logan. In 1967, with Steve Roper, he co-founded and edited Ascent magazine. Two years later, his interest in the far reaches of the world led him to partner in Mountain Trip, The usa’s first true adventure Trip company. These are stories from the days when mountain mountain climbing was once discovery, when men like Steck forged new routes, both literal or literary. With dry humor and detailed recall, he captures the excitement and intrigue of a time when there were few rules and no guidelines. As he says, “We don’t deceive ourselves that we are engaging in an activity that may be anything but debilitating, dangerous, euphoric, kinesthetic, expensive, lightly essential, economically needless and totally without redeeming social significance. One must not probe for deeper meanings.”  With amazing photographs, many published for the first time, this memoir is a treasure, an inspiration, and an anchor to the foundation of the life-changing sport of alpine mountain climbing.

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