Reviews for Ways to the Sky: A Historical Guide to North American Mountaineering

The average rating for Ways to the Sky: A Historical Guide to North American Mountaineering based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-04-27 00:00:00 Patrick Wethington Perhaps this book could more aptly be titled, "Men's ways to the sky." Though chock full of great stories and photos, it's most definitely a "his"-story book about mountaineering. I really wanted to like this book, but it reeks of passive male chauvinism. Yes, I understand that by virtue of numbers, such mountaineering books are bound to be male dominated. But Selters insultingly leaves out Lynn Hill, Isabella Bird, and scores of other icons in the history of mountaineering (read: mountaineering, not just female mountaineering). There were a few token wives of mountaineers mentioned, but the overt exclusion of women who have contributed far more to the sport of mountaineering than the Duke of Abruzzi ever did caused this reader to put down "Ways to the Sky" at page 133 in disgust.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-04-14 00:00:00 Jordan Brunner While there were a few interesting stories, this reads like a very dry history book. That very well may have been the intention, so it may be good for mountaineering scholars. But not so good for me.