The Edge of Never: A Skier's Story of Life, Death, and Dreams in the World's Most Dangerous Mountains
In the world of big-mountain skiing, Trevor Petersen was a legend. Appearing in countless films, magazines and photo shoots, his ponytail flying behind him, he was the very embodiment of the freewheeling spirit of extreme skiing in the 1980s and early ’90s.\ Then it all came to an end. On February 26, 1996, while skiing in Chamonix, France the so-called Death Sport Capital of the World an avalanche swept Trevor away. His body was found sitting up in the snow as if gazing at the mountains...
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Capturing the romance and risk of extreme big-mountain skiing, this nonfiction adventure follows 15-year-old Kye Peterson as he attempts to conquer the same mountain in Chamonix, France—known as "the death sport capital of the world"—that claimed the life of his father more than a decade earlier. Aided by some of the greatest ski mountaineers of the day, and followed by a documentary filmmaker and ski enthusiast, this book tells a story of surviving against nature, overcoming mental and physical challenges, and coming of age in a world of extreme adventure. Wasatch Journal [A] raging good read. The Edge of Never takes the reader beyond mountains, beyond snow and ice and danger, and into the heart of family.
\ Wasatch Journal[A] raging good read. The Edge of Never takes the reader beyond mountains, beyond snow and ice and danger, and into the heart of family.\ \
