Edge of the Map
eBook - ePub

Edge of the Map

The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff

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eBook - ePub

Edge of the Map

The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff

About this book

Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America's greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner died in an avalanche in 2006. Charismatic, principled, and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model to her climbing partners and the Sherpa community. Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff's life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first successes in the climbing world, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness after owner and climber Scott Fischer died in the 1996 Everest disaster. Her life was one of constant achievement mixed with personal tragedy. The story follows Boskoff as she perseveres and moves on to even bigger peaks, earning acclaim as a world-class mountaineer, then later as she finds an alpine partnership with legendary Colorado climber Charlie Fowler.

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Information

Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781680512892
Edition
0
Subtopic
Historical Biographies

Table of contents

  1. Edge of The Map
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Map
  7. 8000-Meter Specialist
  8. Chapter 1: Missing
  9. Chapter 2: Midwest Girl
  10. Chapter 3: A Natural
  11. Chapter 4: An Industry Booms
  12. Chapter 5: Broad Peak
  13. Chapter 6: Turning Points
  14. Chapter 7: Embracing Madness
  15. Chapter 8: Loss and Resilience
  16. Chapter 9: Everest
  17. Chapter 10: Charlie
  18. Chapter 11: Passion
  19. Chapter 12: Shishapangma
  20. Chapter 13: The Call of K2
  21. Chapter 14: Norwood
  22. Chapter 15: Cho Oyu
  23. Chapter 16: Off the Grid
  24. Chapter 17: Genyen
  25. Chapter 18: Questions
  26. Chapter 19: Searching
  27. Chapter 20: Answers
  28. Chapter 21: Big Love
  29. Chapter 22: Legacies
  30. Author’s Note
  31. Acknowledgments
  32. Selected Bibliography
  33. Author