"We raised our fists and cheered. . . . With the sagas in our heads,
with Iceland at its wildest beneath our boots, it would not have been
impossible to see Bá rdr clumping along the summit ridge, prodding the
glacier with his staff, ready to show us the way down."
Iceland is a pictorial classic on one of the last "undiscovered"
countries in Europe--reissued for the first time in paperback.
;;;;;;;; Iceland is often thought to be covered by ice, but in fact it
is gloriously green. Lush meadows, wildflower fields, and miles of rich
tundra cover a landscape of remarkable variety: deep lakes, bubbling hot
springs, tumbling waterfalls, snow-capped mountains. It's also a
landscape amazingly alive with massive lava flows and enormous glaciers.
The human story of Iceland goes back more than eleven thousand years,
and its heritage is told here in a treasury of riveting sagas of
real-life heroes and all manner of supernatural beings.
;;;;;;;; Both the land and the people of one of Europe's most gorgeous
countries come to life in this colorful account of the authors'
adventures as they walk, climb, and photograph their way through Iceland
and connect to the bone-chilling sagas and the unfamiliar terrain. With
breathtaking photographs from critically acclaimed writer and journalist
Jon Krakauer, author of the international bestsellers Into Thin Air and
Into the Wild, and a penetrating narrative from Outside contributing
editor and travel writer David Roberts, Iceland splendidly captures the
spirit of this enigmatic country.
;;;;;;;; Circumnavigating Iceland in summer and winter, Krakauer and
Roberts encounter tales of monks and Vikings, outlaws andadventurers,
trolls and witches. While touring and photographing, they discover the
myths and legends of Iceland's stirring history. Numerous other
feats--including a hazardous winter climb to the summit of one of
Iceland's tallest mountains--round out a fascinating introduction to
this unique and beautiful land.
