Alpine Circus: A Skier's Exotic Adventures at the Snowy Edge of the World

by Michael Finkel

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Michael Finkel has spent more than a decade journeying across six continents in a quest to unearth the wonders and eccentricities of the world's snowy regions. These are his remarkable discoveries. In this collection of seventeen mesmerizing, often uproarious tales, Finkel ventures from the underside of an avalanche to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro - capturing the joys, the mishaps, and the magic of each trip with rare skill.From partnering with a gang of Kazak herdsmen in China to flying off an Olympic ski jump in Lake Placid, he tackles the dangerous and the bizarre with equal enthusiasm. And...Read more
  • ISBN10 1558219242
  • ISBN13 9781558219243
  • Publish Date 1 October 1999
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 27 October 2009
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
  • Imprint The Lyons Press
  • Edition Lyons Press ed.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 224
  • Language English