Imaginary peaks : the Riesenstein hoax and other mountain dreams
(2021)
By:
Ives, Katie
Nonfiction
eAudiobook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2021
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (11hr., 53 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781666138634 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT14585193, 1666138630 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 14585193
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by Petrea Burchard
Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives, the well-known editor of Alpinist, explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly discovered peaks and claims of first ascents. Imaginary Peaks is an evocative, thought-provoking tale, immersed in the literature of exploration, study of maps, and basic human desire
Mode of access: World Wide Web