Altitude
Altitude An exhilarating graphic novel about the thrill and the terror of mountaineeringAt 16, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun…
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Altitude
An exhilarating graphic novel about the thrill and the terror of mountaineeringAt 16, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring himself against some of Europe's highest peaks. At times, they are a playground for adventure. The Aiguille Dibona, the Coup de Sabre, La Meije: The summits of the Massif des crins in the French Alps, to which he escapes as a teenager, spark both exhilaration and fear.
The young climber is acutely aware that death lurks in the frozen corridors of this Alpine range.In Altitude, Rochette tells the story of his formative years, as a climber and as an artist. At others, they are a battlefield. Part coming-of-age story, part love letter to the Alps, this autobiographical graphic novel captures the thrill and the terror invoked by high mountains, and considers one man's