Clawing for the Stars

In This Book The Author Describes His Climbing Adventures Prior To His Solo Mountaineering Days. He Began With Mountains In Ecuador Guided By American Alpine Institute Culminating In A Climb Of The Highest Peak In The Country Chimborazo (20564 Feet) In 1989. Because Of Its Height And Its Proximity To The Equator It Is The Highest Mountain On Earth When Measured From Sea Level And Closest To The Sun When Measured From The EarthS Core. The Next Year He Went To Bolivia With The Same Company And Climbed Peaks There The Most Notable Illimani (21122 Feet). In 1991 He Journeyed To Argentina To Attempt The Highest Mountain In The Andes Aconcagua (22841 Feet) By The Difficult Polish Glacier Direct Route Once More With Aai. After That Expedition He Felt He Had The Skills To Try Things On His Own And He Tells Of Certain Of Those Climbs In His \Clawing For The Stars. A Solo Climber In The Highest Andes\.