"Powerful and moving...a story of human endurance taken to its limits." -- Foreword Reviews
Edge of the Map is equal parts inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking. One of America’s greatest high altitude mountaineers, Christine Boskoff was at the top of her career when she and her partner died in an avalanche in 2006. Charismatic, principled, and humble, Boskoff was also a deeply loved role model to her climbing partners and the Sherpa community.
Edge of the Map traces the sharp twists and turns in Boskoff’s life, from her early years as a Lockheed engineer, through her first successes in the climbing world, to her purchase of Seattle-based Mountain Madness after owner and climber Scott Fischer died in the 1996 Everest disaster. Her life was one of constant achievement mixed with personal tragedy. The story follows Boskoff as she perseveres and moves on to even bigger peaks, earning acclaim as a world-class mountaineer, then later as she finds an alpine partnership with legendary Colorado climber Charlie Fowler.
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- Christine Boskoff was a rarity in her time—a woman leading otherwise all-male expeditions. This intensely researched biography chronicles her climbing career, relationships, and ultimate disappearance that gripped the world.
— She Explores
- Garton captures the experiences of a generation-defining woman climber who paved the way for increased equity in outdoor recreation.
— Ellie Sullum, 303 Magazine
- An uplifting, riveting adventure story which is perfect for just this moment in time as an escape we all need and makes a perfect holiday gift.
— Channel 2 News
- Edge of the Map is inspiring, dramatic, and heartbreaking all in one.
— Jose Cedeno, King 5 Evening