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Eiger Dreams
by Jon Krakauer
Krakauer's early essays on climbing and climbers: the Eiger, Denali, canyoneering, obsessives. Funny and sharp, before his darker books.
Read it if…
you want Krakauer at his lightest and most entertaining.
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Skip it if…
you want a single narrative.
Try instead: Where Men Win Glory →
Three things you will actually use
- Obsession is funny from the outside.
- Risk is personal.
- Write what you lived.
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Read the title essay.
Our verdict
Climbing essays.
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