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Kilian Jornet
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HarperCollins Publishers
The most accomplished mountain runner of all time contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest in this profound and free-flowing memoiran intellectual and spiritual journey that moves from the earth's highest peak to the soul's deepest reaches.
What drives a person to the edge of one of the most difficult and revered mountains in the world? How much is one willing to sacrifice and suffer to pursue an authentic and bold life? The most accomplished mountain runner of all time, Kilian Jornet ponders these questions as he contemplates his record-breaking climb of Mount Everest, exploring the mountain's changing nature over four seasons and his own existence.
As he recounts a life spent studying, tending, and ascending the greatest peaks on earth, Jornet ruminates on what he has found in naturesimplicity, freedom, and spiritual joyand offers a poetic yet clearheaded assessment of his relationship to the mountain . . . at times his opponent, at others, his greatest muse.
In this sweeping, soulful journeythe flip side of stories like Into Thin AirJornet illuminates with beauty and brilliance what it means to be an athlete, a competitor, and a human facing the greatest life challengesfor him, the mountain he yearns to climb and honour.
In Above the Clouds, Kilian Jornet, the world's best mountain runner, takes us on an inspirational journey of self-discovery and motivation. His autobiography is not just a sports biography, but a profound exploration of the human spirit and its relentless pursuit of freedom.
For fans of Dean Karnazes (Ultramarathon Man), Adharanand Finn (Running with the Kenyans), Damian Hall (In It for the Long Run), Sabrina Verjee (Where There's a Hill), and Michiel Panhuysen (In the Spell of the Barkley).
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