This anthology of the best adventure writing to emerge from the 20th century
Includes:: such adventures as a freezing winter ascent of Mount Mc Kinley; a journey across the vastness of Arabia`s Empty Quarter; experiencing the impossibly thin air at Everest`s summit or the deadly b lack pressure of an underwater cave. The stories recount the courage & persistence of people pushed to the limit. Among the writers included are Edward Abbey, Tim Cahill, Edward Hoagl&, Sebastian Junger, Eric Newby, Enrnest Shackleton, Freya Stark & Wilfred Thesiger.