Seattle: Mountaineers Books, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - A memoir by this ground-breaking mountaineer - "He has lost toes to frostbite, suffered pulmonary edema, survived avalanches and icy bivouacs. [He] recounts his experiences on the high peaks and his transition from teenage exploits to middle-age prudence. He offers stirring tales of adventure: a dramatic rescue on Denali, an impulse climb on the North Face of the Eiger, tackling a frozen waterfall in Canada's Banff National park. Roskelley claims three 8000-meter peaks; he was the first American to reach the summit of 27,000-foot Mahalu in Nepal." and more (Publishers Weekly). Illustrated with both full color and black and white photographs. Glossary, chronology of major climbs. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-89886349X.