A Fine Line: Searching for Balance Among Mountains - Softcover

Zimmerman, Graham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 168051590X ISBN 13: 9781680515909

Publisher: Mountaineers Books, 2023

Synopsis

"A Fine Line is more than just a recounting of remarkable expeditions, summit views, and thin air. It's a story of resilience, loss, and the quest for a balanced and meaningful life in the unforgiving realm of high-risk mountain sports. --Men's Journal

2024 Independent Publisher Book Award Bronze Medal Winner - Sports/Fitness/Recreation

• Honestly portrays the highs and lows of a life dedicated to the outdoors
• Shares the author’s development as an outspoken conservation advocate
• Story is rooted in the peaks of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Pakistan

How do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports? Still in his thirties, Graham Zimmerman has made first ascents from Alaska to Pakistan, and in 2020 he received the Piolet d’Or for his climb on Pakistan’s Link Sar with Steve Swenson. A sponsored athlete who is sought out as a climbing partner, Zimmerman knows that he must find a balance between his ambitions as an alpinist and his social responsibilities--as a husband, climate advocate, and community leader.

His generation has faced devastating grief in the mountains, including the deaths of Kyle Dempster, Hayden Kennedy, and Inge Perkins, and his cohort has witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change in the form of disappearing glaciers and increasingly erratic weather. Zimmerman writes of the exhilaration he feels while climbing but also the painful realization that summiting at all costs is an outdated model. As A Fine Line traces Graham’s journey, mountain lovers everywhere will see themselves in this coming-of-age story of adventure and personal reckoning.

About this title

About the Author

As a professional climber, Graham Zimmerman is one of the most acclaimed alpinists of his generation. After graduating in 2007 with a degree in geography, he focused on alpinism, a pursuit that has taken him on expeditions from Alaska to Patagonia to Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan and all over the lower 48 and Canada. Dedicated to using his platform for good, he holds leadership roles in a range of nonprofits and outdoor companies, including the American Alpine Club and Protect Our Winters. He lives in Bend, OR with his wife, Shannon, and their dog, Pebble. Find him online at grahamzimmerman.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 168051590X
• ISBN 13: 9781680515909
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 8