Martel, an outdoors journalist, captures the exploits, hardships, and personal insights of contemporary adventurers as they explore remote mountain landscapes from the Rockies to Pakistan. She reveals the motivations and revelations of top climbers, paragliders, skiers, paddlers, conservationists, photographers and filmmakers, and activists. High-quality color photos are included. Most of the profiles collected here have been previously published in various newspapers and magazines, but some have been expanded. Martel's work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including Rocky Mountain Outlook. There is no subject index. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)