Download or read book Peaks on the Horizon written by Charlie Carroll and published by Catapult. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Carroll’s obsession began with his chance discovery of Seven Years in Tibet in the “Adult Reading” section of his grade school library. The battered hardcover with faded gold lettering sparked a twenty-year obsession with Tibet, and after combing through every book, article, and documentary on the mysterious and controversial nation, Charlie finally decided it was time to stop reading other people’s records and thoughts. A high school English teacher by then, he took a sabbatical and set out to experience the shrouded land for himself. Contending with Chinese bureaucracy, unforgiving terrain, and sickness-inducing altitude, Charlie sought entrance to twenty-first-century Tibet in all its heart-stopping beauty. The same year Charlie was browsing library shelves, Tibetan-born Lobsang was crossing the Himalayas on foot, enduring to flee the volatile region with his family at the young age of five. An exile in Nepal with an ear for languages, then a university student in India, he followed the love of his life back to their home country, only to be separated by China’s harsh political backlash. In a teahouse at the border between China and Tibet, Lobsang met Charlie and recounted his extraordinary life story, exemplifying the hardship, resilience, and hope of modern Tibetan life.
Download or read book A Walk Around the Horizon written by Tom Harmer and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North of Santa Fe, the New Mexico landscape is framed by four high mountains. Although they are sacred to the Tewa Pueblo Indians, the four peaks are in different bureaucratic and cultural zones, which means that each peak attracts visitors but few non-Indian travelers visit more than one of the mountains. Tom Harmer’s chronicle of climbing all four of these mountains in one summer—Sandia to the south, Chicoma to the west, Canjilon to the north, and Truchas to the east—offers a unique view of a montane forest unlike any in the world, where mountain, plain, and desert biota converge. Outdoor enthusiasts and armchair travelers alike will relish Harmer’s precise account of his backpacking adventure, in which this sixty-two-year-old Anglo discovers the realities of complicated cultural legacies, ecological challenges, and human foibles counterpoised against his own strengths and frailties.
Download or read book In Monte Viso s Horizon written by Will McLewin and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will McLewin is a British mountaineer who has climbed without guides, the Alpine 4000 metre peaks. His narrative centres on the essential character of the climbs and on events on the day.
Download or read book Peaks Passes and Glaciers written by Alpine Club (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cold Horizon written by Kristy McCaffrey and published by K. McCaffrey LLC. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What will it take to survive the Savage Mountain? Lindsey and Ty are about to find out. The wind blasted Lindsey, threatening to rip her off the mountain and throw her into the abyss far below. It was blisteringly obvious that K2 wasn’t going to give up her summit without a fight. Lindsey Coulson likes to scale mountains. With her sister, Alison, she has made a name for herself climbing the tallest and most treacherous peaks in the world. But when Alison dies on a K2 expedition—the second highest mountain on earth—Lindsey stops climbing. Unable to shed her heartache, it becomes clear she must return to the wilderness and only one place will do—K2, the Savage Mountain. And to get there, she’ll need handsome, enigmatic Tyler Galloway. Ty Galloway welcomes Lindsey to his small crew with one hitch—to help with funding he wants to write about her for a magazine feature. In climbing circles, Lindsey and her sister had been famous for their mountain exploits, and her comeback story would be compelling. But he didn’t account for how captivating the woman herself would be. Tackling K2 will test Ty’s limits, but Lindsey Coulson will test his heart. A women in STEM, sexy slow burn romance on the second highest mountain on earth. Gritty, emotional, and filled with death-defying adventure. 2021 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Winner “… danger, angst, and drama come to life brilliantly, with characters keenly portrayed and fully developed. A must read for any lover of adventure laced with spicy romance!” ~ FS Brown, InD’tale Magazine, a Crowned Heart review “Cold Horizon will grab you right out of the gate and keep you turning pages as fast as you can to keep up with the action and adventure and suspense! A spectacular story of determination, courage, and love.” ~ Ann Charles, USA Today Bestselling Author “What a roller coaster ride! I highly recommend this book.” ~ Dixie Lee Brown, author of the Hearts of Valor series “If you’re a fan of believable and emotionally gripping romance novels then this is one for you!” ~ bloggers Nen & Jen Each Pathway novel can be read as a stand-alone, but don’t miss the other books. Book 1: Deep Blue (Dr. Grace Mann and Alec Galloway) Book 2: Cold Horizon (Lindsey Coulson and Tyler Galloway) Book 3: Ancient Winds (Dr. Tristan Magee and Brynn Galloway) Book 4: A Pathway Short Adventure Collection (more Grace and Alec) Includes Deep Blue Australia, Deep Blue Réunion Island, and Deep Blue Cocos Island Book 5: Cold Horizon Telluride (a Lindsey and Tyler short read) Book 6: Shark Reef (a great white shark short romance featuring Grace’s friend, Dr. Jen Fairfield) Book 7: Sapphire Waves – A Novella (Dr. Missy Rembert and Dr. Josh McKittrick) Includes the bonus short Deep Blue Hawai’i Related novella: Blue Sage (Dr. Audrey Driggs and Braden Delaney) ***** Kristy McCaffrey writes romances with compelling heroes and determined heroines mixed with high adventure. Life is a wondrous endeavor and she strives to bring that sense of awe and joy into the tales she weaves. COLD HORIZON is a full-length HFN novel of romance, high-stakes adventure, and medium spice. Grab your parka and a hot chocolate as you enter the world of high-altitude mountain climbing.
Download or read book Imaginary Peaks written by Katie Ives and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author is a renowned writer in international climbing community Fascinating story of hoax that inspired a quest for a North American Shangri-La Vivid recounting of fabled mountains from across the world Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives, the well-known editor of Alpinist, explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly discovered peaks and claims of first ascents. Imaginary Peaks is an evocative, thought-provoking tale, immersed in the literature of exploration, study of maps, and basic human desire.
Download or read book Living the Sky written by Ray A. Williamson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine the North American Indians as astronomers carefully watching the heavens, charting the sun through the seasons, or counting the sunrises between successive lumar phases. Then imagine them establishing observational sites and codified systems to pass their knowledge down through the centuries and continually refine it. A few years ago such images would have been abruptly dismissed. Today we are wiser. Living the Sky describes the exciting archaeoastronomical discoveries in the United States in recent decades. Using history, science, and direct observation, Ray A. Williamson transports the reader into the sky world of the Indians. We visit the Bighorn Medicine Wheel, sit with a Zuni sun priest on the winter solstice, join explorers at the rites of the Hopis and the Navajos, and trek to Chaco Canyon to make direct on-site observations of celestial events.
Download or read book Peaks Passes and Glaciers written by John Ball and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Peaks Passes and Glaciers written by John Ball and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-09-18 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
Download or read book Public Opinion written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The White Mountains A Handbook for Travellers With Six Maps Etc Edited by M F S written by Moses Forster SWEETSER and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kongur written by Chris Bonington and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It was Kongur that dominated everything, and was the focus of our gaze and aspirations.' So thought Chris Bonington upon the Chinese Mountaineering Association's decision to open many of Tibet and China's mountains to foreigners in the 1980s. Not only did this mean that Kongur, China's 7,719-metre peak, was available to climb, but that those choosing to do so would be among the first to set foot there. It was an opportunity too good to miss. For the planned alpine-style ascent of this daunting peak, Bonington assembled a formidable team, including Peter Boardman, Joe Tasker, Al Rouse and expedition leader Michael Ward. Their reconnaissance and 1981 expedition brought opportunity for discovery and obstacles in equal measure: they were able to explore areas that had eluded westerners since Eric Shipton's role as British Consul General in Kashgar in the 1940s; but appalling weather, unplanned bivouacs and tensions characterised their quest for the ever-elusive route to the summit. Featuring diary extracts and recollections from each team member, this account not only captures the gripping detail of the ascent attempts, but also the ebb and flow of the relationships between the remarkable mountaineers involved. Add to this the pioneering medical work on high-altitude illnesses conducted by the four-man medical team, and the result is a book which captures a unique moment in mountaineering history. Written with the cheer and eloquence typical of Chris Bonington, Kongur captures the essence of adventure and exploration that brings readers back to his books time and time again.
Download or read book Technical Bulletin written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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