Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World
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Above the Clouds: How I Carved My Own Path to the Top of the World
By (Author) Kilian Jornet
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
18th December 2020
3rd September 2020
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Climbing and mountaineering
Autobiography: adventurers and explorers
Mountains and uplands
Outdoor survival skills
Memoirs
Autobiography: sport
Expeditions: popular accounts
796.425
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 153mm, Height 234mm, Spine 19mm
310g
Description
The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoiran intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earths highest peak to the souls deepest reaches.
What drives a person to the edge of one of the most difficult and revered mountains in the world How much is one willing to sacrifice and suffer to pursue an authentic and bold life The most accomplished mountain runner of all time, Kilian Jornet ponders these questions as he contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest, exploring the mountains changing nature over four seasons and his own existence.
As he recounts a life spent studying, tending, and ascending the greatest peaks on earth, Jornet ruminates on what he has found in naturesimplicity, freedom, and spiritual joyand offers a poetic yet clearheaded assessment of his relationship to the mountain . . . at times his opponent, at others, his greatest muse.
In this sweeping, soulful journeythe flip side of stories like Into Thin AirJornet illuminates with beauty and brilliance what it means to be an athlete, a competitor, and a human facing the greatest life challengesfor him, the mountain he yearns to climb and honour.
Reviews
"Inspiring and humbling A raw, honest account of what it's like to climb the biggest mountains in the world. [Above the Clouds] reveals what the human body is capable of." ALEX HONNOLD
"Kilian Jornet is the most dominating endurance athlete of his generation." NEW YORK TIMES
"Klians motivation isnt what you might imagine. It has nothing to do with race results. And his happiness derives not from victory. Instead, its adventure that sparks Klians joy. Immersion in nature. Living outside the comfort zone. And always, always exploring." RICH ROLL
Author Bio
The world's fastest mountain climber, ultra-runner, and mountaineer, Kilian Jornet has broken nearly every mountaineering record in the world and twice been named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. In 2018 he burnished that legend, setting the FKT (fastest known time) ascending and descending Mount Everest-in twenty-six hours from base camp-without bottled oxygen or ropes. He lives in Norway.
