Rocks and hard Places. A South African's journey to the highest mountain on every continent

Rocks and hard Places: A South African's journey to the highest mountain on every continent.
Harris, Alex
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Title: Rocks and hard Places
Subtitle: A South African's journey to the highest mountain on every continent
Author: Alex Harris
Publisher: Struik Publishers
Cape Town, South Africa 2004
ISBN 9781868728718 / ISBN 978-1-86-872871-8
Hardcover, dustjacket, 23 x 23 cm, 238 pages, throughout colour photos

About: Rocks and hard Places

Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Aconcagua, Carstensz-Puncak Jaya, Vinson, Denali, Everest. Most people aren't familiar with all the names of the highest mountains on the seven continents, but, for an elite group of climbers and close friends, these mountains represent their greatest aspirations and deepest fears. In Rocks and Hard Places, mountaineer and motivational speaker Alex Harris documents his journey to climb each of the Seven Summits, a quest that leads him on a path of discovery that is as much spiritual and emotional, as it is physical.

The combination of breathtaking photographs and an honest account of the risks taken, sacrifices made and adventures encountered, makes this a classic tale of man testing himself against nature and the elements. No matter where we looked, the world seemed to curve away. It was incredible and lonely, but it was right. We had been given just a few moments in that special place, but it was enough. It gave us a view of the world we had never seen and a view of ourselves we had always suspected.'

Alex Harris was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1971. Within weeks of his birth his mother had returned to Johannesburg. After joining the Mountain Club of South Africa in 1992, he started to fulfil his desire to climb remote peaks in faraway places. In 1996 Alex became the youngest person ever, at the age of 25, to lead an expedition to Mount Everest. In 1998 he became the first South African to have climbed on all seven continents, further fuelling his dream of being the first South African to climb the elusive Seven Summits.

Content: Rocks and hard Places

MAP OF THE SEVEN SUMMITS
FOREWORD
Glittering Peak: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
High Drama: Elbrus, Russia
Stone Sentinel: Aconcagua, Argentina
Peak 15: Preparing for Everest 1996
Chomolungma: Everest North Face, Tibet
Roof of Africa: Return to Kilimanjaro
Cold Desert: Vinson Massif, Antarctica
Stone Age: Carstensz Pyramid, New Guinea
The High One: Denali, Alaska
Over the Limit: Preparing for Everest 2003
Sagarmatha: Everest South Face, Nepal
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS