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Mount Aconcagua and Mount Rainier Seven Mountain Story

Author : Walter Glover, MTS
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1644682613
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Mount Aconcagua and Mount Rainier Seven Mountain Story written by Walter Glover, MTS and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountains are calling and I must go. -John Muir Another in his series of exciting mountaineering stories, senior citizen adventure author Walter Glover continues his quest to climb the world's famed Seven Summit mountains. After reaching Mount Everest base camp, the summits of Kilimanjaro, and the highest peaks in Russia and Australia, the popular series turns to South America. Mount Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the southern hemisphere, its peak reaching 22,000 feet. The expedition is marked by camaraderie and peril. Walter then turns his climbing boots homeward to Mount Rainier to prepare for the Seven's final two peaks. A fall and the discovery of three aneurysms, one which required open-heart surgery, sidelined him-temporarily. A retired hospital chaplain, reviewers frequently remark that the centerpieces of Walter's books are spirituality and inspiration. Walter's altruistic aim was to raise money with his climbs for children's wellness initiatives-$140,000 to date. Now more than going high, he goes long trekking the pilgrimage across Spain the Way of St. James, El Camino, and across England. In February 2019, he and friend Nancy Conner and his cousin Pilar French trekked, kayaked, and bicycled across South American Patagonia near Cape Horn. Book III contains vivid accounts of tumultuous weather, making friends, and unexpected challenges. Walter writes with the warmth of a real person and includes his spiritual journey as well as the physical challenges of high-altitude mountaineering at age 64. His stories are told with a healthy dose of self-deprecating humor as well as with prayers and psalms.

Climbing the Seven Summits

Author : Mike Hamill
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594856494
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Climbing the Seven Summits written by Mike Hamill and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download the first 50 pages from Climbing the Seven Summits * First and only guidebook to climbing all Seven Summits * Full color with 125 photographs and 24 maps including a map for each summit route * Essential information on primary climbing routes and travel logistics for mountaineers, with historical and cultural anecdotes for armchair readers Aconcagua. Denali. Elbrus. Everest. Kilimanjaro. Kosciuszko. Vinson. To a climber, these mountains are known as the Seven Summits* -- the highest peaks on each continent. If you've ever dreamed of climbing Denali or Everest, or joining the even more exclusive "Seven Summiters " club, then Climbing the Seven Summits is the guidebook you need to turn your dream into reality. With Mike Hamill as your guide, you will discover different approaches to tackling the list, as well as details on what you'll need to plan an expedition and what to expect from each climb. For each mountain you'll learn about documents and immunizations, expedition costs, training, guiding options, climbing styles, best seasons, essential gear, day-by-day itineraries, summit routes, maps showing approaches and camps, regional natural history, cultural notes, and even post-climb activities like going on safari in Africa or wine-touring in South America. Throughout you'll also find helpful and inspiring stories from the likes of Conrad Anker, Vern Tejas, Damien Gildea, Eric Simonson, and other famed climbers. Special insider tips from Hamill, based on his years of experience, as well as full-color photographs of each peak round out this collectible guidebook. And, because there remains some controversy about whether Kosciuszko in Australia or Carstenz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea is the "seventh summit," this guidebook to the Seven Summits actually covers eight mountains! *Within mountaineering circles there is debate over which peaks are considered the official Seven Summits. For the purposes of this guidebook, the Seven Summits are based on the continental model used in Western Europe, the United States, and Australia, also referred to as the 'Bass list.'

Mount Elbrus and Mount Kosciuszko

Author : Walter Glover
Publisher : Seven Mountain
ISBN 13 : 9780997683448
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Mount Elbrus and Mount Kosciuszko written by Walter Glover and published by Seven Mountain. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting mountaineering story, Walter Glover continues his quest to climb on the world's Seven Summits. As part of the Seven Mountain Story, this book contains vivid accounts of weather, people, and unexpected challenges. Glover includes his spiritual journey along with physical challenges, told with a healthy dose of humor.

Walking Amid Spanish Lights

Author : Walter Glover, MTS
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1685263879
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Walking Amid Spanish Lights written by Walter Glover, MTS and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-12-08 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Glover's fall on Mount Rainier led to the discovery of three aneurysms in three separate body systems, a medical rarity. That persuaded the senior-citizen adventure author to abandon his worldwide quest to climb on all Seven Summit mountains. Repurposed by open-heart surgery, he reimagined his dream. Forget climbing famous mountains--hike long distances. Walter's first challenge, chronicled in this thrilling book, was 500 miles long (well, 492), trekking El Camino, The Way of Saint James, across Spain. Called The Way, it is named for Jesus' apostle, whose remains rest in a cathedral at the end of the journey. The most compelling story Walter tells is his own meeting with St. James at his cathedral, concerning his deceased brother. Glover fits into mobile Camino communities, befriending people from around the world, as he did on mountaineering expeditions he's written about. The final of four books of the retired hospital chaplain's popular Seven Mountain Story series, Camino recounts adventures of 40 days of 14-mile distances hiked from village to village with nights in hostels. He was among an estimated quarter-million pilgrims on Camino in 2014. The book's centerpieces are spirituality and adventure. Walter's altruistic reason to hike--raise money for children's wellness initiatives, almost $150,000. His writing and activism inspired kids to seniors. The ugly irony, the superhealthy adventurer now has a chronic disease--Parkinson's. Exercising now has significant limitations for Walter. His outlook, "My life continues vibrant, hopeful, and full of gratitude and light. I believe my best work is in front of me."

Up One Side and Down the Other

Author : J. E. Arle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781466231191
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Up One Side and Down the Other written by J. E. Arle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aconcagua - The highest mountain in the world outside the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges. This is the story of one typical expedition from a fairly average climber who was successful. It also serves as a typical description of what such expeditions are like for those aspiring to climb the seven summits or other high peaks with guided groups.

Five Big Mountains

Author : David N. Schaeffer
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 0881462101
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Five Big Mountains written by David N. Schaeffer and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it take for a regular guy to climb some of the highest mountains in the world? Five Big Mountains takes you there, instantly placing the reader and the author on a steep glacier on Pico de Orizaba with equipment trouble and the tough decision any high altitude climber inevitably faces-should he turn back or keep going to the summit? The central theme of the book is that with proper preparation, careful planning, persistent training, and the best guides, even an amateur with little mountaineering experience can climb and reach the summits of some of the most famous mountains in the world, though there are risks involved that need to be minimized. Written in the first person, Five Big Mountains takes the reader into the mind of a regular guy trying to reach the summit of four of the famous Seven Summits, as well as his first high-altitude climb of a steep, glaciated Mexican volcano. The book tells what climbing is really like, the struggles and the triumphs, the emotions and the dangers, moment by moment. The reader is taken to Russia, Africa, Antarctica, South America, and Mexico. Along the way, the reader is able to travel with and discover the local flavor of each exotic or not so exotic venue. Color photos help the reader to visualize the glorious majesty of the peaks, but the narrative provides the nitty-gritty of the author's daily challenges on the mountains.

The Ledge

Author : Jim Davidson
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0345523199
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)

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Download or read book The Ledge written by Jim Davidson and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2011 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 21, 1992, Davidson and his best friend, Mike Price, summited Mount Rainier and on their descent tragedy struck. Tied together, the two men fell 80 feet into a crevasse, with Price dying instantly. Now Davidson shares his incredible story of survival and renewal. Photos.

Tahoma and Its People

Author : Jeff Antonelis-Lapp
Publisher : Washington State University Press
ISBN 13 : 1636820654
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Tahoma and Its People written by Jeff Antonelis-Lapp and published by Washington State University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-14 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magnificent active volcano, Mount Rainier ascends to 14,410 feet above sea level--the highest in Washington State. The source of five major rivers, it has more glaciers than any other peak in the contiguous U.S. Its slopes are home to ancient forests, spectacular subalpine meadows, and unique, captivating creatures. In Tahoma and Its People, a passionate, informed, hands-on science educator presents a natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier National Park and the surrounding region. Jeff Antonelis-Lapp explores geologic processes that create and alter landscapes, interrelationships within and between plant and animal communities, weather and climate influences on ecosystems, and what linked the iconic mountain with the people who traveled to it for millennia. He intersperses his own direct observation and study of organisms, as well as personal interactions with rangers, archaeologists, a master Native American weaver, and others. He covers a plethora of topics: geology, archaeology, indigenous villages and use of resources, climate and glacier studies, alpine and forest ecology, rivers, watershed dynamics, keystone species, threatened wildlife, geological hazards, and current resource management. Numerous color illustrations, maps, and figures supplement the text. 2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist, Mountain Environment and Natural History category

Mountaineer

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Mountaineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Next Everest

Author : Jim Davidson
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250272300
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Next Everest written by Jim Davidson and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dramatic account of the deadly avalanche on Everest—and a return to reach the summit. On April 25, 2015, Jim Davidson was climbing Mount Everest when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake released avalanches all around him and his team, destroying their only escape route and trapping them at nearly 20,000 feet. It was the largest earthquake in Nepal in eighty-one years and killed nearly 8,900 people. That day also became the deadliest in the history of Everest, with eighteen people losing their lives on the mountain. After spending two unsettling days stranded on Everest, Davidson's team was rescued by helicopter. The experience left him shaken, and despite his thirty-three years of climbing and serving as an expedition leader, he wasn’t sure that he would ever go back. But in the face of risk and uncertainty, he returned in 2017 and finally achieved his dream of reaching the summit. Suspenseful and engrossing, The Next Everest portrays the experience of living through the biggest disaster to ever hit the mountain. Davidson's background in geology and environmental science makes him uniquely qualified to explain why the seismic threats lurking beneath Nepal are even greater today. But this story is not about “conquering” the world’s highest peak. Instead, it reveals how embracing change, challenge, and uncertainty prepares anyone to face their next “Everest” in life.

Step by Step: A Family's Journey to the Summit of Mount Rainier

Author : Judy Schafer
Publisher : 1tw Press
ISBN 13 : 9781736510506
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Step by Step: A Family's Journey to the Summit of Mount Rainier written by Judy Schafer and published by 1tw Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've noticed all the outdoor activities you enjoy, like cycling, skiing, and mountain climbing," my son's coworker told him. "You must be really glad that you had a dad who would take you out and teach you all those things." My son laughed. "It wasn't my dad. It was my mom!" Judy Schafer's love for the outdoors bloomed during her Montana childhood-those early trips into the mountains with her parents kindled a lifelong craving for the wilderness, culminating in more than a dozen attempts to summit Washington state's Mount Rainier, seven of them successful. On each climb, as Judy faced down the dangers of this massive peak, her awe and respect for the mountain grew. Determined to provide her two sons, Tim and Kris, with the same childhood experience in the outdoors, she started them young, hitting the trail with them as soon as they could carry a pack. Together, they've spent many years adventuring through forests and peaks. Amid the natural beauty of their trips-sometimes overcoming physical challenges, personal obstacles, and injury-their bond deepened as the boys grew up and they pursued their goal of summiting Mount Rainier together. This collection of tales shares the outdoor journeys of Judy and her sons, exploring the thrilling ups and downs, the fascinating details, and the risks and rewards of a life lived on the trails and above the clouds. From rocky starts to incredible heights, they do it together-at the guidance, of course, of one tough woman.

No Summit Out of Sight

Author : Jordan Romero
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481432761
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book No Summit Out of Sight written by Jordan Romero and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A record-setting teen mountaineer recounts the story of how he successfully climbed Mount Everest at the age of 13 and completed all seven summits two years later, describing the inspiration, training and challenging work that enabled his achievements.

The Boy who Conquered Everest

Author : Katherine Blanc
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1452500029
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book The Boy who Conquered Everest written by Katherine Blanc and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles Jordan Romero's quest to become the youngest person to climb the world's seven tallest mountains, including Mount Everest.

The Mountain that was "God"

Author : John Harvey Williams
Publisher : Tacoma : s.n.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Mountain that was "God" written by John Harvey Williams and published by Tacoma : s.n.. This book was released on 1910 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Together on Top of the World

Author : Phil Ershler
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0446194409
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book Together on Top of the World written by Phil Ershler and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2007-04-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 16, 2002, Phil and Susan Ershler reached the top of Mt. Everest and became the first couple in history to scale the fabled Seven Summits. What made their achievement all the more remarkable was that Susan was not a mountain climber, but a high-powered Fortune 500 executive who had never hiked or climbed until she met Phil at the age of 36. Phil, a professional mountain guide who was the first American to summit Everest from its treacherous north face, had climbed his whole life with Crohn's disease, a chronic, debilitating illness. Adding to these challenges, just before their final summit, Phil was diagnosed with colon cancer, and the resulting surgeries and complications were expected to end his career. This is Susan and Phil's story: a tale of love set in the mountains, a story of triumphal highs and devastating lows in quest of a seemingly impossible dream.

Aconcagua

Author : R. J. Secor
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898866698
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (666 download)

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Download or read book Aconcagua written by R. J. Secor and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only English-language guidebook to South America's highest mountain, featuring 27 routes from the three major approaches and thoroughly researched advice on lodging, permits, equipment, seasons, weather and more. Reaching the highest summit in the Western hemisphere requires careful preparation and detailed instruction. R. J. Secor draws upon his extensive mountaineering experience to give climbers all that's necessary to top Aconcagua's 22,841-foot peak. This updated and revised guide features comprehensive information on recommended equipment, safety and health precautions, and conservation issues. It details both the popular and less- travelled routes reached via the Horcones Valley, South Face, and Vacas and Relinchos Valleys. Also included are a climbing history of Aconcagua and a glossary of valuable Spanish mountaineering phrases.

The Finest Peaks - Prominence and Other Mountain Measures

Author : Adam Helman
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 141205995X
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Finest Peaks - Prominence and Other Mountain Measures written by Adam Helman and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges the precedent that a mountain's worth scales with height. It is a rational synthesis of new concepts that compel one to reassess the popular "heightist mindset". The concept of prominence, loosely defined as a mountain's vertical relief, is a stiff competitor to summit height for assessing a mountain's stature and relative worth for innumerable purposes. The community of prominence theoreticians, list builders, and climbers has reached critical mass - suggesting publication of a book dedicated exclusively to prominence. Revolutions are not overnight. The heightist mindset has minimally a 100 year head start. Eventually the climbing community will embrace prominence. For the mountaineer a prominence-based peak list provides fresh goals guaranteed to satisfy. A prominence-based peak list, regardless of geographic region, incorporates the most awe inspiring and diverse mountains. Chapter I introduces prominence, being defined and contrasted with altitude as peak list generator. Chapters II and III concern peak list production. Chapter IV reviews the history of prominence, including a compendium of prominence list builders and their lists. Chapter V is about prominence oriented peakbaggers and their accomplishments. Chapter VI entails prominence-derived mountain measures - submarine prominence, inverse prominence, proportional prominence, and dominance. Chapter VII concerns the advanced, prominence-derived concepts of parentage, divide trees, lineage cells, and more. Chapter VIII concerns alternative, objective mountain measures: isolation measure; peakedness and prominence density; and height / steepness combination measures - drop measure, cliff measure, spire measure, and ruggedness measure. Spire measure quantifies a mountain's subjective impressiveness due to great angularity. Chapter IX is a search for the largest prominence unclimbed mountain - grand goal of a future, summit-discovering expedition. Appendices A to G cover various subtopics, the glossary defines over 300 terms. 48 pages of illustrations are included, with full-color versions on-line at http://www.cohp.org/prominence/publication_2005_illustrations/main.html A beautiful, hardcover edition with color illustrations is available, and is highly recommended by book reviewers. ? E-mail the author for pricing and purchase information.