Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams

By Ives, Katie

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9781680515411
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Mountaineers


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Reviewed on August 13, 2021  |  Sports & Recreation

In 1962, Summit magazine published an article describing a first attempt climbing the Riesenstein peaks of British Columbia. The article tantalized with lofty granite walls, unclaimed firsts, and wonderment as to whom would be the first to climb it. Turns out, no one as it was a hoax. Ives (editor in chief, Alpinist magazine) takes readers on a literary adventure documenting imaginary geographic spaces and how this custom continues into the modern age, culminat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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