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Capturing the romance and risk of extreme big-mountain skiing, this non-fiction adventure follows 15-year-old Kye Peterson as he attempts to conquer the same mountain in Chamonix, France -- known as "the death sport capital of the world" -- that claimed the life of his father more than a decade earlier. Aided by some of the greatest ski mountaineers of the day, and followed by a documentary filmmaker and ski enthusiast, this book tells a story of surviving against nature, overcoming mental and physical challenges, and coming of age in a world of extreme adventure.Kerig, William A. is the author of 'The Edge of Never: A Skier's Story of Life, Death, and Dreams in the World's Most Dangerous Mountains', published 2008 under ISBN 9780965633840 and ISBN 0965633845.
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