The High Lonesome

Solo climbing is the ultimate high-stakes highwire act. No rope and no partner means no safety net, and a fall means almost certain death. This gripping collection of 22 stories takes you from the frozen flanks of Mount Everest to the sheer rock walls of Yosemite with the men and women who risk it all in pursuit of adrenaline and self-fulfillment on the most extreme climbs in the world-alone.