Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber

Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber

2001 Banff Mountain Literature Award Winner
They call him Dr. Doom.

Raving and kicking against mediocrity, his anger and pain simmer close to the surface. He speaks and writes the language of the punk m…

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