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One Day as a Tiger, Alex MacIntyre and the birth of light and fast alpinism

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One Day as a Tiger

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Alex MacIntyre and the birth of light and fast alpinism

<U+0145>The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession.' In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only twenty-eight years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering record of firsts in the Alps and Andes. Yet how Alex climbed was as important as what he climb

Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Stairway to Heaven; Chapter 2 -- Public Image; Chapter 3 -- No More Heroes; Chapter 4 -- A Walk on the Wild Side; Chapter 5 -- Rocking in the Free World; Chapter 6 -- Let It Be; Chapter 7 -- Don't Fear the Reaper; Chapter 8 -- Aladdin Sane; Chapter 9 -- Picture Book; Chapter 10 -- New Order; Chapter 11 -- The Boys Are Back; Chapter 12 -- Should I Stay or Should I Go?; Chapter 13 -- Something Better Change; Chapter 14 -- Kiss That Frog; Chapter 15 -- Sultans of Swing; Chapter 16 -- Don't Get Me Wrong; Chapter 17 -- Don't Take Me Alive; Chapter 18 -- Always the SunChapter 19 -- Diamond DogsChapter 20 -- Perfect Day; Chapter 21 -- Broken English; Chapter 22 -- Vertical Graffiti; Chapter 23 -- Surprise Surprise; Chapter 24 -- Don't Stop Me Now; Chapter 25 -- Wish You Were Here; Chapter 26 -- Eye of the Tiger; Chapter 27 -- Heart of Glass; Chapter 28 -- Time after Time; Chapter 29 -- Searching for a Heart of Gold