In reply to C Witter:
I’m writing as a friend and mountain guiding colleague of Ben’s, so can’t claim objectivity....
Alpenglow is an amazing book. Merely climbing all 82 4000ers is an incredible achievement in itself, but to have done so with such a variety of stylish routes and partners, and with the spare capacity and self-discipline to photograph them all is a world-class mountaineering accomplishment.
The photography is beautiful. But Ben has written a series of essays which are informative, entertaining, inspiring, witty, and often moving.
If you have not already done so, buy this book.