Publisher's Synopsis
Since ancient times, man has been impressed by mountains. He conceived them, at first as the abode of the gods, later as a stronghold of mysteries and threats, and only much later did he dare to undertake their discovery. From that moment on, the history of the relationship between the mountain and man hastened: conquests, exploits, but also tragedies, which were their price. Many mountaineers have written glorious or pathetic pages. These stories have the emotion of adventure and the value of testimony. Yet among the many books that have been published on mountaineering epics, few are as unique as La montaña y el hombre by Georges Sonnier.