Hummingbird Ridge

Author : Margaret Nava
Publisher : BelleBooks
ISBN 13 : 1935661523
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hummingbird Ridge written by Margaret Nava and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty-ish Angela Dunn, the indomitable heroine of EGRET COVE, proved that life-and love-can begin again at any age. Moving to Florida was supposed to have been a temporary solution while snowbird Angela figured out what to do with the next phase of her life. She's already in her sixties. She didn't intend to get involved with anyone romantically. And getting married? That was the last thing on her mind. She hadn't wanted to take a chance on handsome, charming Gilberto, but, somehow, it happened. So now . . . she's dealing with the challenges of a new life, a new husband and yet another new home, in Hummingbird Ridge, West Virginia. There are more troubles with her hard-drinking brother, Tony; Gilberto's mysterious visits to Angela's friend, Gelah, and a health scare that threatens to destroy Angela's dreams. Follow Angela once again on a journey toward faith, hope, joy and wisdom. Margaret Nava is a travel writer and novelist who lived in West Virginia for many years. Now based in New Mexico, she's hard at work on her next Angela Dunn novel, MARIPOSA LANDING. Visit her at www.angeladunn.homestead.com.

Author : Chris Jones
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520036376
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climbing in North America written by Chris Jones and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete history of North American mountaineering from the early nineteenth century through the 1970s.

Author : David Roberts
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416548769
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Ridge Between Life and Death written by David Roberts and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both -- and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career. By the time he was twenty-two, Roberts had already been involved in three fatal mountain climbing accidents and had escaped death himself by the sheerest of luck. And yet, as he acknowledges, few things have brought him more joy than climbing. In a famous essay on the subject written more than twenty years ago, Roberts judged climbing to be "worth the risk." He continues to climb to this day, and several of his challenging routes in Alaska have never been climbed since. But in reassessing the emotional costs to himself and to loved ones, he reaches a different conclusion, one that is sure to cause controversy not only in climbing circles, but among adventurers of all kinds. Candid and unflinching, On the Ridge Between Life and Death is a compelling examination of the risks we take in order to feel more alive.

Author : Chic Scott
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9780921102595
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pushing the Limits written by Chic Scott and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2000 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the Banff Mountain Book Festival's Canadian Rockies Award A book to be read and digested, then sampled, then read and dipped into often...a fine achievement for this dedicated author... Bruce Fairley, Canadian Alpine Journal HOLY SHIT WAAAAAAAAAT A FABBBBBULOUS TOME. Tami Knight, Illustrator/Mountaineer This important new book tells the story of Canada's 200-year mountaineering history. Through the use of stories and pictures, Chic Scott documents the evolution of climbing in Canada. He introduces us to the early mountain pioneers and the modern day climbing athletes; he takes us to the crags and the gyms, from the west coast to Quebec, and from the Yukon to the Rockies. But most importantly, Scott showcases Canadian climbers--the routes that challenged them, the peaks that inspired them, their insatiable desire to climber harder, to push the limits. Begin the trek through Canada's climbing history... Learn about Swiss guides hired by CPR hotels who ushered in the glory years of first ascents. Continue through to the turn of the twentieth century when British and American climbers of leisure found themselves hampered by the difficulties of travel through the Canadian wilderness. Learn about the European immigrants of the 1950s who pushed the limits on the rock walls, and the American superstars who led the search for frightening new routes on the big north faces. Be there when British expatriates pioneer an exciting new trend in world mountaineering--waterfall ice climbing. Witness the popular growth of sport climbing, both on the crags and in the gyms. Finally, enjoy the story of home-grown climbers. Initially slow to take up the challenge, both at home and overseas, they are now leaders in the climbing world.

Author : Lois B. Robbins
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440123527
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lawn Wars written by Lois B. Robbins and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-03-11 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like it or not, we're embedded in the natural world. We might as well learn to live more harmoniusly with it. Part memoir, part how-to, part problem-solving, Lawn Wars gives a historical context and resources for a new movement that is showing up across the nation. Difficulties encountered by aspiring natural landscapers are explored with wit and factual information. The rich rewards of making such a shift are described in lyrical prose as the author tells her own story of heartache and delight.

Author : Jeff Lowe
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780921102465
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ice World written by Jeff Lowe and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1996-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate volume on ice climbing is finally here! Renowned climbing veteran Jeff Lowe shares his personal stories and professional insight in this comprehensive book, which offers a history of this fascinating sport, and an overview of the world's best ice climbs. Includes detailed, fully-illustrated instructions for mastering both basic and advanced techniques, information on avoiding hazards, and much more. As someone who has spent too much of his ice-climbing time literally quaking in his boots, I've been on the lookout for a book that will help me to minimize my terror and maximize my joy in clawing up frozen waterfalls and steep alpine couloirs. Jeff Lowe's spectacular new book is just what I was searching for. The awe-inspiring photos and thorough how-to text promise to radically decrease my learning curve," John Harlin, author, The Climber's Guide to North America Please order Ice World from a US supplier if you reside in the USA

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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9781933056357
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1988 American Alpine Journal written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780930410469
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Alpine Journal 1991 written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Brandon Pullan
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1771601159
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bold and Cold written by Brandon Pullan and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the stories of mountaineers who undertook climbing expeditions in the Canadian Rockies.

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Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9781933056487
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2001 American Alpine Journal written by and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Articles on all significant climbs of 2000-- Authors include some of the finest climbers of our time, such as Scott Backes, Marko Prezelj, Valeri Babanov, and Thomas Huber, as well as virtuoso newcomers Jonathon Copp and lan Parnell-- More than 150 photos, maps, and toposThis latest volume of climbing's journal of record offers the most complete picture available of who did what in 2000. Jonathon Copp relates the stunning accomplishments of his light and fast Karakoram expedition with Michael Pennings, while Steve House and Rolando Garibotti discuss the state of the art in Alaskan and Patagonian alpinism. If it happened in the world of climbing, it's in the AAJ.Founded in 1902, the American Alpine Club (AAC) is the leading national organization devoted to mountaineering and rock climbing, to the conservation and study of mountainous regions, and to representing the interests of the American climbing community. The AAC is based in Golden, Colorado.