Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber Book

Mark Twight's collected works, some never before published in North America Includes dramatic black and white mountaineering photos Features brand new epilogues tom all of the stories "There is little to say about the book, it should be self-explanatory. It is, however, a one-time deal. I don't anticipate writing enough of these types of pieces in the future to put another collection together. That's why this one carries some weight. It's a knockout punch because there's no combination of blows to follow." -from the author's introduction Extreme climber. Extreme writer. Extreme personality. No matter what he's doing, Mark Twight takes a definite, and often controversial, stand. Anyone who knows climbing knows Twight's name, and anyone who knows Twight's name will want to read this book. Assembling articles written for outdoor publications in the U.S., Canada, Italy, Spain, and France between 1986 and 1998, this is the only collection of Twight's writing ever published. Many of the pieces have been revised or rewritten. All are true-life accounts of Twight's experiences as an extreme climber. Whether describing new and epic routes, climbs with other big-name mountaineers, losing friends, courage in the face of despair, or fear in the face of death, each story is told in Twight's taut, in-your-face style. Brand-new epilogues bring each piece full circle, providing updated information and fresh, hindsight perspectives. Mark Twight is one of America's leading alpinists. His routes in Asia, North America, and the Alps have stretched the limits of the possible, and many remain unrepeated. His writings and photographs have appeared in leading climbing magazines around the world. He is the co-author, with Jim Martin, of Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light, High, and Fast (see page 17).Read More