Coming down the mountain
R50.00
1 in stock
1 in stock
Coming down the mountain by Andy Martin
For some of it’s victims, skiing can be terminal. It starts innocently enough when your best friend asks you if you’d like to try it, just once. But your first taste of white powder is the beginning of a dangerous obsession and you’re soon locked into a spiralling addiction. By then it’s kill or cure.
When Andy Martin left for the slippery slopes of Val d’Isere he was only a journalist reporting on the Premiere Neige, the first event of the Ski World Cup. Before long he was running away from reality with the “white circus” of professional skiers, following the men’s downhill circuit from France to Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, back to France and on to the United States. It was the ultimate ski bum fantasy: a whole winter playing snakes and ladders up and down enough mountains to reach to the moon, a series of snapshots of intense experience – speed, danger, money. But was it selling out the soul of skiing – nature, knowledge, purification, communion?
On the piste and off it, skiers of all kinds, winners and losers, extreme and not-so-extreme, hedonists and dreamers, tell their own stories and the story of skiing, and provide a cool commentary on life down below. “Coming Down the Mountain” begins somewhere in the Arctic Circle and ends on an extinct volcano in the Pacific, stopping off at the Camels, a Mousetrap, and the Krankenhaus in between. The resulting journey, paying homage to the frozen water that makes the world fit to ski, becomes a ritual celebration of the Fall.
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Collection
Collect your package from our address in Montana, Pretoria.
Description of book condition:
New – Brand new and unread book.
As New – A secondhand book that can easily pass for a new one.
Very Good – Book is in great condition with only a minor blemish here and there.
Good – Book shows visible reading wear but nothing serious.
Fair – Book shows clear and more significant wear, especially on the cover, but is still solid and intact.
Worn – Book shows severe wear and tear while still being intact (commonly known as a “reading copy”). Worn books are still good perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact with none threatening to fall out.
Beskrywing van boeke se toestand:
Nuut – ‘n Nuwe, ongeleesde boek.
Soos Nuut – ‘n Tweedehandse boek wat nog maklik vir ‘n nuwe een kan deurgaan,
Baie Goed – Die boek wys minimale verweer,
Goed – Die boek wys sigbare verweer, maar niks ernstigs nie.
Redelik – Die boek wys duidelike leesverweer, veral op die omslag, maar is steeds stewig en heel.
Verweerd – Die boek wys ernstige verweer, maar is steeds heel en heeltemal leesbaar (ons noem dit ‘n “leeskopie”). Geen bladsye is los nie.
Book Formats
Paperback: Mass market paperback, roughly 180mm x 110mm
Medium Softcover: Larger paperback, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Softcover: also called a “Trade Paperback”, roughly 235mm x 155mm
Medium Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 235mm x 155mm
Coming down the mountain
R50.00
1 in stock
1 in stock
Coming down the mountain by Andy Martin
For some of it’s victims, skiing can be terminal. It starts innocently enough when your best friend asks you if you’d like to try it, just once. But your first taste of white powder is the beginning of a dangerous obsession and you’re soon locked into a spiralling addiction. By then it’s kill or cure.
When Andy Martin left for the slippery slopes of Val d’Isere he was only a journalist reporting on the Premiere Neige, the first event of the Ski World Cup. Before long he was running away from reality with the “white circus” of professional skiers, following the men’s downhill circuit from France to Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, back to France and on to the United States. It was the ultimate ski bum fantasy: a whole winter playing snakes and ladders up and down enough mountains to reach to the moon, a series of snapshots of intense experience – speed, danger, money. But was it selling out the soul of skiing – nature, knowledge, purification, communion?
On the piste and off it, skiers of all kinds, winners and losers, extreme and not-so-extreme, hedonists and dreamers, tell their own stories and the story of skiing, and provide a cool commentary on life down below. “Coming Down the Mountain” begins somewhere in the Arctic Circle and ends on an extinct volcano in the Pacific, stopping off at the Camels, a Mousetrap, and the Krankenhaus in between. The resulting journey, paying homage to the frozen water that makes the world fit to ski, becomes a ritual celebration of the Fall.
Delivery Options
Build a Bundle
To save on shipping you can buy books and when you are ready, you pay for the shipping and we send all your books at once.
Paxi (Pep to Pep)
Standard Bag R60: delivery within 7 – 9 days to a Pep near you.
Pudo (Locker to Locker)
We will send your package to the nearest locker of your choice.
Aramex (Store to Door Courier)
Convenient delivery to your door.
Collection
Collect your package from our address in Montana, Pretoria.
Description of book condition:
Description of book condition:
New – Brand new and unread book.
As New – A secondhand book that can easily pass for a new one.
Very Good – Book is in great condition with only a minor blemish here and there.
Good – Book shows visible reading wear but nothing serious.
Fair – Book shows clear and more significant wear, especially on the cover, but is still solid and intact.
Worn – Book shows severe wear and tear while still being intact (commonly known as a “reading copy”). Worn books are still good perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact with none threatening to fall out.
Beskrywing van boeke se toestand:
Nuut – ‘n Nuwe, ongeleesde boek.
Soos Nuut – ‘n Tweedehandse boek wat nog maklik vir ‘n nuwe een kan deurgaan,
Baie Goed – Die boek wys minimale verweer,
Goed – Die boek wys sigbare verweer, maar niks ernstigs nie.
Redelik – Die boek wys duidelike leesverweer, veral op die omslag, maar is steeds stewig en heel.
Verweerd – Die boek wys ernstige verweer, maar is steeds heel en heeltemal leesbaar (ons noem dit ‘n “leeskopie”). Geen bladsye is los nie.
Book Formats
Paperback: Mass market paperback, roughly 180mm x 110mm
Medium Softcover: Larger paperback, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Softcover: also called a “Trade Paperback”, roughly 235mm x 155mm
Medium Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 235mm x 155mm