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Powerful and moving…a story of human endurance taken to its limits.” — Foreword Reviews
Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America’s greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner died in an avalanche in 2006. Charismatic, principled, and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model to her climbing partners and the Sherpa community.
Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff’s life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first successes in the climbing world, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness after owner and climber Scott Fischer died in the 1996 Everest disaster. Her life was one of constant achievement mixed with personal tragedy. The story follows Boskoff as she perseveres and moves on to even bigger peaks, earning acclaim as a world-class mountaineer, then later as she finds an alpine partnership with legendary Colorado climber Charlie Fowler.
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An accessible, powerful story for fans of adventure.
Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America’s greatest female mountain guides, Christine Boskoff was a world-renowned high-altitude mountaineer and one of the first women to own and lead mountain guide services.
This narrative by Johanna Garton traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff’s life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first climbing successes, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness, and past personal tragedy.
Charlie Fowler on the Diamond, Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
Chris in the Khumbu Valley
Chris on the Summit of Mount Everest
Excerpt from Edge of the Map:
“Come on, Ted,” Chris whispered. “I can just get on your shoulders.”
The night before climbing to Elbrus Base Camp, they’d stayed out too late. Now in the chilly Russian midnight, the guesthouse holding their beds for the night was locked.
“You’re joking, Chris. Can’t we find some other way to get in?” He knew before she answered where this was headed. The glint in her eye calmed him.
“I’ll just pop in the window and open the door for you.” Looking at him with conviction, she placed her hand on his shoulder, gently pushing him lower so she could step up.
Marveling at her free spirit, he kneeled and sank a little into the soft ground. “Oh god, all right. Up you go. Don’t hurt yourself.”
“I’m totally fine. Let’s do the damn thing.” Dirt from the bottom of her shoe smeared onto the shoulder of his T-shirt as she pushed off and up through the window. Callahan heard a thump followed by silence until she appeared at the door to the guesthouse. Triumphantly, she waved him in, still giggling at the absurdity. “Not bad for a thirty-eight-year-old, huh?” she whispered.
“Impressive,” Callahan said. “Also, typical. You’re going to dust me on this climb, aren’t you? Leave me with the slower climbers and just kinda do your own thing, aren’t you?”
“We shall see. This is one of three trips, ya’know? Cho Oyu with clients in a couple weeks and then meeting Charlie after that.”
“Exactly. Pace yourself.”
“No problem,” Chris said, opening her bedroom door and flashing her bright smile as she closed it.
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Publication date : April 1, 2020
Edition : Illustrated
Language : English
Print length : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1680512889
ISBN-13 : 978-1680512885
Item Weight : 12 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches
