｜詹偉雄　策畫・選書．導讀──臉譜出版meters山岳文學書系作品｜「寧為一日猛虎，不作千年馴羊。」班夫山岳圖書獎大獎獲獎作近代登山史上最傳奇的一顆早殞之星──艾利克斯．麥金泰爾（Alex MacIntyre）窺見他瞬逝而耀眼的生命與心靈伍元和 台灣山徑古道協會理事長呂忠翰 世界公民兼探險家李佳珊 台灣溪谷探險家周青 中華民國越野跑協會理事長張元植 登山家程紀皓 《群山之島與不去會死的他們》導演──真摯推薦「一日猛虎和千年馴羊的對比，說的是大膽挑戰風險的創造性勇氣之可能收獲，和只追求可控風險與山頭數量的庸碌功名之間，一種毫不猶豫的價值選擇。但我們也知道，每當死亡的訊息傳來，遭難者的心智也從來不為社會所理解，彷彿山上與山下，是兩個從未有過溝通的異星球。波特寫作《寧為一日猛虎》，是少數能在兩個星球之間，破譯兩邊思維的倨傲難解之處的一本心靈報告，這故事折騰他超過三十年，喜愛登山的我們為它讀上...

A revelatory and poignant memoir showing mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst as it draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant climbing legend.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 28 years old, Alex was already one of the leading fig...

In 1982, following the relaxation of access restrictions to Tibet, six climbers set off for the Himalaya to explore the little-known Shishapangma massif in Tibet. Dealing with a chaotic build-up and bureaucratic obstacles so huge they verged on comical, the mountaineers gained access to Shishapangma's unclimbed South-West Face where Doug Scott, Alex MacIntyre and Roger Baxter-Jones made one of the most audacious and stylish Himalayan climbs ever.Fi...

Im Herbst 1982 löste sich in der riesigen Südwand der Annapurna ein einzelner, faustgroßer Stein und traf den 28 Jahre jungen Schotten Alex MacIntyre – so wurde die Bergsteigerwelt eines ihrer größten Talente beraubt. MacIntyre war ein Enfant terrible der Kletterszene und zugleich ihr Visionär: eine Art Punk, der sich – nonkonformistisch, selbstbewusst und frech – nicht um althergebrachte Regeln scherte und mit seinen Erstbegehungen in den Alpen, den Anden sowie an den Himalaya-Giganten bi...

When Liz Macintyre's mother died she found a collection of 300 letters from her father Alex, spanning his service in Italy and Egypt in the Second World War. His career began in 1940 sailing down the west coast of Africa, then up to Egypt, and the next few years were spent chasing Rommel and the Afrika Corps all over North Africa. By 1943 he was in mainland Italy, where he spent the rest of the war. Beautifully written, Alex's letters offer an intimate account of war from ...