When a some-time lover and full-time friend dies in a climbing accident, Litsa Dremousis is left to deal with the aftermath: the loss of a soul-mate, the apartment filled with little ambushes in the form of objects from the relationship, and the difficult task of understanding what it was that made this person she loved repeatedly risk his life. And she’s also left to wond

When a some-time lover and full-time friend dies in a climbing accident, Litsa Dremousis is left to deal with the aftermath: the loss of a soul-mate, the apartment filled with little ambushes in the form of objects from the relationship, and the difficult task of understanding what it was that made this person she loved repeatedly risk his life. And she’s also left to wonder how to feel.



Altitude Sickness by Seattle writer Litsa Dremousis is an important addition to the conversation about the social responsibilities and emotional consequences of climbing-related tragedies and a funny, furious, and heartbreaking personal story.



Blurbs:



"Whether through snark or anonymity, the Internet has made emotional nuance a rare commodity in 2014. Litsa Dremousis consistently proves herself to be unafraid to reverse this trend. Whether it's love, lust, sex (different than the previous two), illness, or raw anger, she explores what it means to allow yourself to truly feel (or not) in the context of a tragic loss. It's fascinating, risky, and honest. You should download Altitude Sickness immediately if not sooner."



—Sean Beaudoin, author of The Infects and Wise Young Fool



"As a journalist, Litsa Dremousis is no stranger to unflinching honesty,

but as a memoirist, she truly bears all. Not as much a recount of the tragic loss of a loved one

as a meditation on the merits and consequences of thrill-seeking, Altitude Sickness understands the alchemical manner in which grief and anger are inseparably linked. Written with equal parts

tenderness and cynicism, Dremousis's exploration of love and mortality will leave you gasping."



-Samuel Sattin, author of League of Somebodies



"Litsa's sentences are precise, brutal, and reek of love, beauty, and integrity. Reading 'Altitude Sickness' I had all kinds of feelings: I envied Neal's his partner's love, and I got mad at him for leaving her behind. But more importantly I kept thinking this is not prose, this is poetry, plain and simple. An intense dose of confronting life, love, and death. I am grateful this book exists."



—Maged Zaher, author of The Revolution Happened and You Didn't Call Me, Thank You for the Window Office, Portrait of the Poet as an Engineer, winner of the The Stranger's 2013 Genius Award for Literature