The High Himalaya

by Art Wolfe and Peter Potterfield

Book Overview

-- The new book by Art Wolfe, internationally acclaimed nature photographer-- Intimate interviews with world-renowned climbers Ed Viesturs, Doug Scott, and Reinhold Messner-- 160 stunning full-color... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898868416
• ISBN13: 9780898868418
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.6" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Beautiful

This book has plenty of the stunning landscape and nature photos I expect from Art Wolfe. It's a most dramatic scenery, and Wolfe's images capture that aspect beautifully. Three short "conversations" with noted climbers help animate the high peaks. Wolfe also includes technical/field notes for each photo. What is wonderfully surprising to me is the light that Wolfe finds in the eyes of the people of the Himalaya. There must be something to the altitude, or maybe the benefit of living a life inextricably tied to the landscape. These people look happy, at peace with themselves, and that's the feeling that resonates with me long after I put the book down.