Altitude 3954

Kurzbeschreibung
An exhilarating graphic novel about the thrill and the terror of mountaineering undamp;#160; At 16, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring himself against some of Europe undamp;;s highest peaks. The Aiguille Dibona, the Coup de Sabre, La Meije: The summits of the Massif des undamp;#233;crins in the French Alps, to which he escapes as a teenager, spark both exhilaration and fear. At times, they are a playground for adventure. At others, they are a battlefield. The young climber is acutely aware that death lurks in the frozen corridors of this Alpine range. In undamp;#160;Altitude, Rochette tells the story of his formative years, as a climber and as an artist. 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 undamp;;s obsession with reaching the top of them. undamp;#160;.Über den Autor und weitere MitwirkendeJean-Marc Rochette is a French comic book artist. He is the creator of numerous graphic novels, including Snowpiercer, which was adapted into an acclaimed film. Olivier Bocquet is a comic book writer and the author of numerous graphic novels.