An Eye At The Top Of The World wins 2007 Himalayan Literature Award.

8 days ago | An Eye At The Top Of The World

An Eye At The Top Of The World won the 2007 Kekoo Naoroji Memorial Himalayan Literature Award. From the Judges:

“Radical in its concept, Takeda tracks down convincingly the planning and execution of this startling CIA operation, and has written a mountaineering thriller into the bargain…” READ MORE…

Video by Rattle Can Films

ESPN TELEVISION APPEARANCE: ESPN
I appeared on an ESPN feature on Nanda Devi and the story behind An Eye at the Top of the World.. The show aired Sunday August 12 on ESPN SportsCenter.

VERTICAL ETHIOPIA: A new book by Majka Burhardt

8 days ago | Friends and Partnerships

VERTICAL ETHIOPIA: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa, is a bold, large format foray into the culture, land – and climbing – of exotic Ethiopia. Written by friend and fellow writer/climber Majka Burhardt, VE is illustrated with pics by ace photog Gabe Rogel.

AN EYE wins Best of Festival Book Award at Ogden, Utah's ClimbFest 2008

9 days ago | An Eye At The Top Of The World

Ogden, Utah’s Cassar Jewelers ClimbFest 2008, hosted by the legendary alpinist Jeff Lowe, granted the ‘Best of Festival Book Award’ to An Eye At The Top Of The World, calling it, “Part CIA spy novel, part personal journal… with great climbing action… a totally absorbing reading experience.”

Dean Potter "baselining" in New York Times

18 days ago | Rock Climbing Video

Check out the new video of Dean Potter “Baselining” in The New York Times. After watching this and The Aerialist, I felt truly inspired – and sick to my stomach….