ABOUT THE AUTHOR

STEVE HOUSE IS A WORLDRENOWNED CLIMBER, mountain guide and Patagonia ambassador, widely regarded for his clean, light-and-fast style. He has published articles in a number of periodicals including: Alpinist, Rock and Ice, Climbing, The American Alpine Journal, Gripped, Canadian Alpine Journal, Climb, Vertical, Montagnes, Risk, Alp +, Campo Base, Desnivel, and Stile Alpin. His essays have been published in several books including: Contact: Mountain Climbing and Environmental Thinking; Solitari, a collection of essays about solo climbing published in Italian; Berg, a German book about climbing in the Himalaya; and an upcoming book about Nanga Parbat edited by Reinhold Messner. He has worked as a Patagonia alpine ambassador since 1999.