01978cam a2200385 i 4500 1906856019 TxAuBib 20250204120000.0 010605s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001041614 9780312269708 0312269706 9780312291372 pbk. 031229137X pbk. TxAuBib rda eng rus Bukreev, Anatoliĭ Nikolaevich, 1958-1997. Vyshe oblakov English. Above the clouds [Book] : the diaries of a high-altitude mountaineer / Anatoli Boukreev ; translated from the original Russian by Natalia Lagovskaya and Barbara Poston ; collected and edited by Linda Wylie ; foreword by Galen Rowell. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001. xxiv, 237 pages, [16] pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Above the Clouds contains riveting narratives of climbs on Mount McKinley, K2, Makalu, Manaslu, and Everest -- including Boukreev's diary of the 1996 expedition, written shortly after his return. There are also fascinating technical details about the skill of mountain climbing, as well as personal and moving reflections on what life means to someone who risks it every day. 20250204. Bukreev, Anatoliĭ Nikolaevich, 1958-1997. Mountaineers Kazakhstan Diaries. Mountaineering expeditions Himalaya Mountains. Diaries. fast Wylie, Linda, (Linda Elaine.) http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2001041614-b.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2001041614-d.html Publisher description