Travel to South America

Enduring Patagonia

Format: Paperback
Author: Gregory Crouch
ReleaseDate: 08 October, 2002
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Rating:

You'll feel the bite of the cold and feel like you're a part of the trip!
Greg has a tremendous ability to make you feel like he's with you in a fire lit hut telling only you the story while you're both kicking back a cold beer. Truly a book you can't put down. This book bridges the gap between the romanticized view of mountaineering and the extraordinary effort and tough decisions it takes on a summit attempt. You'll laugh your self silly and feel the sting of the cold while pinned to a granite wall as Greg leads you through his experience.

Extremely well written and a book you will not want to put down.

Some of the best adventure writing I have read
His writing is exciting , crisp, and vivid. Crouch does an excellent job of bringing the reader into the obsessive world of hard core mountaineers. You feel his enthusiasm for his sport and can understand the sacrifices people like him make to climb the world's most challenging peaks. Anyone with an interest in adventure travel or outdoor sports will enjoy this book.

Great storyteller
Gregory Crouch shows he has a knack for storytelling and a literary skill which makes this an enjoyable read. It's always good to read a mountaineering book that goes beyond the travelogue or that recites only overcoming the hardships. While the latter part of the story lacks the precission and insight of the first part, the narrative style still makes me hope this is not his only book.
As an aging mountaineer of far less skill and experience as Crouch, I found Crouch speaks to the inner psyche of those who find themselves obsessed by the affliction for high places.

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