Vernon Rand is a charismatic figure whose great love--whose life, in
fact--is climbing. He lives alone in California, where he combats the
drudgery of a roofing job with the thrill of climbing in the nearby
mountain ranges. Sure of only his talent and nerve, Rand decides to test
himself in the French Alps, with their true mountaineering and famed,
fearsome peaks. He soon learns that the most perilous moments are, for
him, the moments when he feels truly alive.
One of the great novels of the outdoors, Solo Faces is as thrilling,
beautiful, and immediate as the Alpine peaks that have enthralled
climbers for centuries.