Chris in her element on Careno Crag, Leavenworth, Washington, 2006 (Sean Courage photo)
Chris and Keith at the summit of Kala Patthar overlooking Mount Everest, late 1990s (The Boskoff Collection Archives)
From Appleton East graduate to trail-blazing mountaineer (The Boskoff Collection Archives)
Chris and Kili Sherpa (red shirt) with his family in Kathmandu, 1998 (The Boskoff Collection Archives)
Scott Fischer (black tank top) with Keith and Chris Boskoff at Broad Peak Base Camp, 1995 (Mountain Madness Collection)
Chris and friend after climbing Snow Creek Wall with Jane Courage (Jane Courage photo)
Jane Courage and Chris perfecting their edgy look (The Fowler Collection Archives)
Joyce and Chris on a mother-daughter adventure in Europe, 2005 (The Boskoff Collection Archives)
In the Khumbu Valley, late 1990s (The Boskoff Collection Archives)
Chris in a moment of contemplation at Everest Base Camp (Mountain Madness Collection)
A youthful Charlie Fowler on the Diamond, Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park (The Fowler Collection Archives)
Chris on the summit of Mount Everest, May 2000 (Photo by Andrew-Lock.com)
Chris and Charlie on Touchstone Wall in Zion National Park (Photo by Joel Coniglio)
JOHANNA GARTON
EDGE OF THE MAP
THE MOUNTAIN LIFE OF
CHRISTINE BOSKOFF
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For Mom and Joyce
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8000-Meter Specialist by Bruce Barcott