No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories
more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this
collection of his finest work from such magazines as "Outside" and
"Smithsonian," he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective
of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the
Eiger. Always with a keen eye, an open heart, and a hunger for the ultimate
experience, he gives us unerring portraits of the mountaineering experience. Yet
"Eiger Dreams" is more about people than about rock and ice--people with that
odd, sometimes maniacal obsession with mountain summits that sets them apart
from