Where the Clouds Can Go

by Conrad Kain, J. Monroe Thorington (Foreword), Pat Morrow (Foreword)

He brought glamour and imagination into the sport of mountaineering as few guides have done before him. Recalling his personality and amusing stories one should not forget that his approach to mountains was first and foremost an aesthetic one; he saw a peak first as something beautiful the technical problem was always secondary and nothing counted beside that vision. Of all the mountain guides who came to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Conrad Kain is probably the most respected and well known. In this internationally anticipated reissue of Where the Clouds Can Go first published in 1935, with subsequent editions in 1954 and 1979Rocky Mountain Books has accentuated the original text with an expanded selection of over 50 archival images that celebrate the accomplishments of Conrad Kain in the diverse mountain landscapes of North America, Europe and New Zealand. The new foreword by acclaimed mountaineer and filmmaker Pat Morrow puts Kains mountaineering adventures, numerous explorations and devout appreciation of nature into a contemporary context, ensuring that the exploits of this remarkable individual will remain part of international mountain culture for years to come.

Genres: Nonfiction

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. The latter half of the book far exceeded the first half for me as the first half at times felt like a listing of climbs in Europe, and none of the mountains mentioned are familiar with me, and descriptions are so limited in describing the climbs that some of those sections when Conrad is guiding in Europe offered me nothing.

[Nicholas Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the beginning of the book which is mostly an English translation of kains journals, but by the end I was ready for the book to be over.
An inspiring man, and an incredible story. If you enjoy history and climbing you will enjoy this book - but it is a slog.