Surprise Castle
/Books/History/Thematic Histories/Sports
To Touch the Sky: Stories of Pride, Peril, and Perseverance at High Altitude

To Touch the Sky: Stories of Pride, Peril, and Perseverance at High Altitude - Paperback

by Jeffrey Oderman
$15.99
$21.95
-27%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Offers & Perks

Earn 15 points with this purchase

Added to your rewards balance after checkout.

100 points welcome bonus

Create an account and start with extra points.

Join now
How rewards workSign in
Availability:In StockContributor:Jeffrey OdermanPublish date:7/14/2026Pages:382
Languages:EnglishPublisher:River Grove BooksISBN-13:9798900520414UPC:9798900520414Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Mountaineering, Adventurers & ExplorersSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.508Product ID:SCCEAC87WD

Legacies Made and Lessons Learned on the World's Highest Peak

In To Touch the Sky, three interwoven stories play out in the shadows and on the slopes of the tallest mountain on earth. First, author Jeffrey Oderman recounts his April 2014 trek to Everest Base Camp, his quest to climb a lesser but still imposing peak to the south of mighty Everest, and the back stories of many larger-than-life personalities he encounters along the trail. Second, we learn of the avalanche that buried sixteen climbers just above Base Camp that year, five of them members of the author's extended team.

Finally, we look back on the first mountaineers to challenge Everest. In June 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine vanished into the clouds high on the mountain. For a century, the question of whether they summited before perishing has remained the greatest mystery in the history of mountaineering. Based upon clues the mountain has revealed over time, To Touch the Sky provides a plausible and poignantly spiritual ending to the tale.

At once intimate and epic, To Touch the Sky takes you on a high-altitude journey of pride, peril, and perseverance.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:River Grove BooksISBN-13:9798900520414UPC:9798900520414Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Mountaineering, Adventurers & ExplorersSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.508Product ID:SCCEAC87WD
Oderman, Jeffrey: - Jeffrey Oderman has hiked and backpacked on five continents. Having scaled the peaks of the legal profession, in his early sixties Jeff was ready for a new challenge. Descending into SeaTac Airport on a flight to visit his daughter, he gazed out the window at Mount Rainier, rising majestically above the clouds. "I can climb that mountain," he said to himself. And so began Jeff's somewhat late-in-life effort to learn the skills and discipline of mountain climbing. This journey would take him from Mount Rainier to Ecuador to the high Himalayas, a journey he relates in To Touch the Sky, his debut book.Jeff is a top honors graduate of UCLA (B.A.) and Stanford Law School (J.D.). After a short stint in the Solicitor General's Office in the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and as a clerk for a United States District Court judge in San Francisco, Jeff settled into a long and distinguished career at a large California law firm, where he served for several years as its Managing Partner. He is now retired and lives with his wife Lynn in Newport Beach.[[Short version]]Jeffrey Oderman has hiked and backpacked on five continents. Having scaled the peaks of the legal profession, in his early sixties Jeff was ready for a new challenge. This journey would take him from Mount Rainier to Ecuador to the high Himalayas, a journey he relates in To Touch the Sky, his debut book.
Publisher: River Grove Books

Contributor(s)

Jeffrey Oderman

Author

Jeffrey Oderman

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.