There and Back: Photographs from the Edge

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Academy Awardwinning director of Free Solo and National Geographic photographer presents the first collection of his iconic adventure photography featuring some of the greatest moments of the most accomplished climbers and outdoor athletes in the world and including more than 200 extraordinary photographs. An extraordinary work of art.Jon Krakauer Filmmaker photographer and world-class mountaineer Jimmy Chin goes where few can follow to capture stunning images in death-defying situations. There and Back draws from his breathtaking portfolio of photographs captured over twenty years during cutting-edge expeditions on all seven continentsfrom skiing Mount Everest to an unsupported traverse of Tibets Chang Tang Plateau on foot to first ascents in Chads Ennedi Desert and Antarcticas Queen Maud Land. Along the way Chin shares behind-the-scenes details about how he captured such astounding images in impossible conditions and tells the stories of the legendary adventurers and remarkable athletes he has photographed including Alex Honnold the star of his Academy Awardwinning documentary film Free Solo; ski mountaineer Kit DesLauriers; snowboarder Travis Rice; and mountaineers Conrad Anker and Yvon Chouinard. These larger-than-life images coupled with stories of outsized drive and passion of impossible goals with life or death stakes of partnerships forged through incredible hardship are sure to inspire wonder and awe.