{"product_id":"hidden-mountains-survival-and-reckoning-after-a-climb-gone-wrong-isbn-9780063085534","title":"Hidden Mountains: Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2018, two couples set out on an expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever visited and granite spires still awaited first ascents. Inspired by generations of daring alpinists before them, the four friends were now compelled to strike out into uncharted territory themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis trip to the Hidden Mountains would be the culmination of years of climbing together, promising to test the foursome’s skill and dedication to the sport. But as they would soon discover, no amount of preparation can account for the unknowns of true wilderness. As they neared the top of an unclimbed peak, rockfall grievously injured one of the team while he was out of sight, leaving him stranded and in critical condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the next nine hours, the other three climbers worked to reach their companion. What followed was a pulse-pounding rescue attempt by Alaska’s elite pararescue jumpers in one of the most remote regions in the country—raising difficult questions about wilderness accessibility, technology’s role in outdoor adventure, and what it means to weigh risk against the siren song of the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith visceral prose, Michael Wejchert recounts the group’s rescue and traces the scars left in the wake of life-altering trauma. Weaving the history and evolution of rock and alpine climbing with outside tales of loss and survival in the mountains, Wejchert gives a full picture of the reward—and cost—of following your passions in the outdoors.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHidden Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterfully layered and deeply moving book that takes us to the heart of human adventure – and to the devastating sorrow that sits alongside the beauty of risk. Haunting, inspiring, and unforgettable.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelly Cordes, author of The Tower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With prose so radiant and immediate it seems almost translucent, Michael Wejchert brings readers deep into the hidden places of the wildest mountains and the human heart.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Ives, author of Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Climbing can be an addiction, its pursuit as dangerous as any drug and with similar consequences: broken lives from broken bodies and the sadness survivors suffer from the early death of loved ones. Filled with empathy and understanding, \u003cem\u003eHidden Mountains \u003c\/em\u003eis the best account of modern mountaineering’s risk I’ve read.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoman Dial, author of The Adventurer’s Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling, page-turning story.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling…exactly the person to tell [this story]….He does so with expertise and with heart.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHippo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece of adventure writing, solidly grounded in both factual details and empathetic understandings of human motivations.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnchorage Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eHidden Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in climbing or the outdoors. A deftly-written, cautionary tale, Michael Wejchert brings the climbing experience to life, revealing its history and culture to help us understand how every decision must be made with great discipline.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorman Ollestad, author of Crazy for the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With unvarnished prose and deep humanity, \u003cem\u003eHidden Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e tells a different kind of adventure story, one that’s been all too often overlooked by real-life risk-takers and armchair mountaineers alike. It’s both a gripping rescue tale and an original mediation on the ultimate price of following your passion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreddie Wilkinson, filmmaker and author of One Mountain Thousand Summits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gripping account of a disastrous climbing trip gone wrong and the harrowing rescue attempt that followed…Narrated with an intensity that grabs readers from the start…Moving…A hard-to-put-down tale of tenacity, bravery, and friendship in the face of staggering odds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wejchert’s storytelling…is precise and gripping…I read the book cover to cover in just a few hours…\u003cem\u003eHidden Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e is about what happens during and after a rescue. It’s about living through a nightmare scenario—and then living with yourself after...Certain authors are poised to write of certain events, and Michael Wejchert found his with \u003cem\u003eHidden Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e…Compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimbing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An accomplished rock and ice climber with extensive experience in exploratory mountaineering, Mr. Wejchert proves to be an able guide...[relating] the gripping, heroic details...[and] the book's heart-wrenching dénouement.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exquisitely told, harrowing true tale interwoven with a rich history of climbing and a thoughtful look at the risks and rewards of adrenaline-filled escapades.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890570522853,"sku":"NP9780063085534","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063085534.jpg?v=1730233597","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/hidden-mountains-survival-and-reckoning-after-a-climb-gone-wrong-isbn-9780063085534","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}