Altitude

Hardback

Main Details

Title Altitude
Authors and Contributors      Text by Olivier Bocquet
By (artist) Jean-Marc Rochette
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:296
Dimensions(mm): Height 266,Width 196
Category/GenreClimbing and mountaineering
ISBN/Barcode 9781910593813
ClassificationsDewey:741.5944
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher SelfMadeHero
Imprint SelfMadeHero
Publication Date 16 April 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

At sixteen, bivouacked on a mountainside beneath a sky filled with stars, Jean-Marc Rochette has already begun measuring himself against some of Europe's highest peaks. The Aiguille Dibona, the Coup de Saber, La Meije: the summits of the Massif des Ecrins, to which he escapes as a teenager, spark both exhilaration and fear. At times, they are a playground for adventure. At others, they are a battlefield. The young climber is acutely aware that death lurks in the frozen corridors of the French Alps. In Altitude, Jean-Marc Rochette tells the story of his formative years, as a climber and as an artist. Part coming-of-age story, part love letter to the Alps, this autobiographical graphic novel captures the thrill and the terror invoked by high mountains, and considers one man's obsession with getting to the top of them.

Author Biography

Jean-Marc Rochette is a French comic book artist. He is the creator of numerous books, including Snowpiercer, a graphic novel that was adapted into a film starring Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton and John Hurt, now available on Netflix. Olivier Bocquet is a comic book writer. The author of many graphic novels, he has collaborated with artists including Julie Rocheleau, Gabriel Germain and Leonie Bischoff.