Inspired by the deeply spiritual movie "Into the Wild," which was based on a book by Jon Krakauer, I have a good mind to delve into some other books by the avid outdoorsman.

Today, I picked up an audio copy of "Eiger Dreams." It's a book of short stories about mountain -- and boulder -- climbers and their search for the next, more risky climb. My personal suggestions are "Into Thin Air," "Into the Wild," but so far I've also liked "Eiger Dreams" and I'm definitely interested in reading "Under the Banner of Heaven."

A search of the Internet found several titles by Krakauer available locally. See the Scott County Library System's holdings at http://unicorn.scott.lib.mn.us/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/cf2JNqbHD4/ADMINTECH/147540089/123. If you want to buy one of them, there are many more choices, including several collections of stories that include something written by Krakauer, at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-1126670-4409533?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Krakauer&x=0&y=0.