Dark Shadows Falling
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0224043684
ISBN 13
9780224043687
Category
700s -- Arts & Recreation
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Publication Year
1997
Publisher
Pages
207
Subject
Mountaineering – Ethical aspects, Climbing expeditions – Everest region, Biography of climbers, Adventure and risk in sport, Mountaineers – Great Britain
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Abstract
In Dark Shadows Falling, mountaineer Joe Simpson turns his attention to the moral and ethical dilemmas of high-altitude climbing. Motivated by a 1992 incident on Mount Everest’s South Col in which a climber was left to die by his team, Simpson reflects on the culture of modern expedition mountaineering—examining responsibility, risk, and the shifting values of a sport increasingly driven by commercial success.
Description
Published in 1997 by Jonathan Cape, Dark Shadows Falling spans approximately 256 pages and represents Simpson’s contemplative look at the shifting terrain of expedition mountaineering.
Drawing both on his own past experiences (such as his near-death on Peru) and on recent high-profile incidents on Everest, Simpson challenges readers to ask: when does ambition become recklessness? The book offers vivid climbing accounts, candid reflections, and critical commentary on how wealth, media, and commercial guiding have transformed what it means to climb the world’s highest peaks.
Drawing both on his own past experiences (such as his near-death on Peru) and on recent high-profile incidents on Everest, Simpson challenges readers to ask: when does ambition become recklessness? The book offers vivid climbing accounts, candid reflections, and critical commentary on how wealth, media, and commercial guiding have transformed what it means to climb the world’s highest peaks.
Number of Copies
1
