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The Art of Freedom: The Life and Climbs of Voytek Kurtyka
Bernadette McDonald
Biography of the greatest alpine climber most people have never heard of. Kurtyka's ascents in the Himalaya and Karakoram were decades ahead of their time, and McDonald's portrait captures both the climbing and the philosophy behind it.
Mountains & Climbing
Biography
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Publisher
Rocky Mountain Books
Published
2017
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