Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child Family Saga State University of New York

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Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child Family Saga State University of New York* Includes five previously unpublished essays * Powerful prose sparked with Child's unique wit Well known for his Himalayan expeditions and first ascents on rock walls in Australia and the United States, Greg Child freely admits his mixed feelings about climbing. Overwhelming are the loss of friends, the thrill of achievement, and the soul shattering moments of risk and survival; but it is precisely these experiences that compel him to write and to