A great read!

 Matt Fioretti has been a high altitude mountain guide and climber in the Himalaya for 25 years. He has spent 44 seasons in altitude. At age forty, when he was at the peak of his climbing career, he suffered with life threatening Aplastic Anemia for 4 years before ultimately receiving a bone marrow transplant. Matt's unique perspective on survival, and the power of the mind body connection, grew from his epic medical journey and his high and wild journeys into the remote Himalaya of Nepal and Tibet. Ironically his hardest climb was not in the high, cold, thin air of the Himalaya.  

REVIEWS:  

"I highly recommend this book as a gift for someone you love (including yourself). It’s highly inspirational and will take you through the full range of emotions. The writing and photography are fantastic. This book is a testament to the strength of the human spirit! Matthew Fioretti you are a hero, and this book will undoubtedly lend strength to anyone going through a challenging time!" Melissa Walker

"I just finished this book written by my friend Matthew Fioretti. It arrived a few days ago and I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended! Nice work Matt, thank you for sharing your journey!" "Tracy Mcfadden

"Where to begin...I just finished Between the Summit and the Grave.  

Your story, your writing, the conveyance of your experience and feelings is nothing short of literary perfection. Yes, while I know this is a final draft w/edits coming, my point is - the story and how you chose to write it, is PERFECT. 

I was BLOWN away - gutted -  beyond my imagination of the extent of your physical suffering.  And, you made me laugh out loud!!!

Your day-after-day-after-day (x years) endurance is daunting and wildiy inspiring. 

Your proximity to death and crossing over into it - repeatedly - PROFOUND. 

The intensity of your suffering and your tenacity to always extinguish your fears - no matter how dark and in the depths of despair you were, to access the light (gratitude - love - joy) is inspirational on steroids. 

Your survival story is heroic - epically poignant.

Between the Summit and the Grave is my #1 favorite memoir! I want to buy many, many, many copies and give them as gifts of Healing to everyone I love, or even like. 

You are a miracle. Your writing is loaded with vivid extremes of joy and suffering. I love that mindfulness (Faith, The Great Spirit, Guides, Angels, You-G-d!) is the name of your journey's game, whether your ADVENTURE is in the Himalaya or the Hospital. 

I am in AWE"

Andrea Wennet