What are you reading?
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GnomeSherpa
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Re: What are you reading?
Just read, "Beyond the Mountain" by Steve House. Great Mountaineering read.
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drodriguez
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Re: What are you reading?
About halfway through Atlas Shrugged.
About a third of the way through Viestur's K2.
About a third of the way through Viestur's K2.
Runnin' down a dream that never would come to me...
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Slow Moving Fun Seeker
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Re: What are you reading?
Arlene Blum's autobiography, Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life.
We are not passengers; we are crew.
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JohnWilliams
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Re: What are you reading?
Where men win Glory, The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. by Jon Krakauer
Very good book so far. Pat Tillman was an amazing person
Very good book so far. Pat Tillman was an amazing person
-I tend to be a Longs Peak nerd. If you have questions about the Longs Peak Massif please, feel free to ask.
But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind-Tom Hornbein
And this time you gave me a mountain. A mountain I may never climb-Marty Robbins
But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind-Tom Hornbein
And this time you gave me a mountain. A mountain I may never climb-Marty Robbins
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HuskerTan
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Re: What are you reading?
"The Few" by Alex Kershaw
It's about the a group of American boys who sneak over to England during WWII to help the Royal Air Force fight against the German Lufthwaffe in the Battle of Britain. GREAT BOOK! :D
It's about the a group of American boys who sneak over to England during WWII to help the Royal Air Force fight against the German Lufthwaffe in the Battle of Britain. GREAT BOOK! :D
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Boogieman
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Re: What are you reading?
Just finished Viesturs new book, K2: Life and Death on the Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain, an hour ago. It was a great read, such a controversial mountain. I picked up Steve House's "Beyond the Mountain" which I'll be starting in a few. He's a pretty gutsy climber so it should be interesting.
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David Connolly
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Re: What are you reading?
Just finished Lou Whittaker's "Memoirs of a mountain guide." Very enjoyable. Who knew Lou was the Hugh Hefner of the great North West? The last thing I expected to read about were romping naked people around his hot tub. Another surprise is Lou's sense of humor. Some great insights there. For instance in either of Ed Viesturs' books he never really talks about his first failed attempts on Everest. In his book Lou tells a little about how close the climbers came to reaching the summit before they turned back and also why they turned back.
" I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth...."
Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
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XMULE
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Re: What are you reading?
"Marking the Sparrow's Fall" by Wallace Stegner. It's a collection of Stegner's best and/or previously unpublished work, edited by his son, Page. Not to sound preachy, but I believe anyone with an interest in wilderness/environmental subjects would be well-advised to read this (or some of Stegner's other non-fiction) to get a sense of how we as a society and a nation got to where we are today on those subjects compared to where we were in the 1950s, '60s and '70s.
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Na forca do amanha
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SenadR
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Re: What are you reading?
Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Greg Mortenson
I read his book first ''Three Cups of Tea'' two years ago, couldn't wait for this one, Greg Mortenson deserves a Nobel Peace Prize!
by Greg Mortenson
I read his book first ''Three Cups of Tea'' two years ago, couldn't wait for this one, Greg Mortenson deserves a Nobel Peace Prize!
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kaiman
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Re: What are you reading?
I just finished:
The Stettner Way: The Life and Climbs of Joe and Paul Stettner by John Gorby. What a story!
In addition to being incredible mountaineers and pioneering ambitious routes up many of Colorado's toughest peaks, the Stettner brothers were incredibly modest and decent people and climbers of today could stand to learn a few things from these guys.
kaiman
The Stettner Way: The Life and Climbs of Joe and Paul Stettner by John Gorby. What a story!
In addition to being incredible mountaineers and pioneering ambitious routes up many of Colorado's toughest peaks, the Stettner brothers were incredibly modest and decent people and climbers of today could stand to learn a few things from these guys.
kaiman
"I want to keep the mountains clean of racism, religion and politics. In the mountains this should play no role."
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"I haven't climbed Everest, skied to the poles, or sailed single-handed around the world. The goals I set out to accomplish aren't easily measured or quantified by world records or "firsts." The reasons I climb, and the climbs I do, are about more than distance or altitude, they are about breaking barriers within myself."
- Andy Kirkpatrick
- Joe Stettner
"I haven't climbed Everest, skied to the poles, or sailed single-handed around the world. The goals I set out to accomplish aren't easily measured or quantified by world records or "firsts." The reasons I climb, and the climbs I do, are about more than distance or altitude, they are about breaking barriers within myself."
- Andy Kirkpatrick
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MUni Rider
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Re: What are you reading?
"A train to Potevka" by Mike Ramsdell, 2006
It was a Xmas present. My father knows the author so it's signed with a short personal message to me. :D The movie rights were recently sold so it may be a on the big screen in a couple of years or so. We'll see.
Not about mountains. Cold war Soviet Union spycraft stuff from the author's personal experiences from his career in the CIA. Very interesting.
It was a Xmas present. My father knows the author so it's signed with a short personal message to me. :D The movie rights were recently sold so it may be a on the big screen in a couple of years or so. We'll see.
Not about mountains. Cold war Soviet Union spycraft stuff from the author's personal experiences from his career in the CIA. Very interesting.
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat." (Theodore Roosevelt)
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit." (Edward Abbey)
"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit." (Edward Abbey)
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larkinrx2
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Re: What are you reading?
The Sex Lives of Cannabals
actually its currently re-reading but its what i have time for.
picked up a copy of Papillion and planning on that next
actually its currently re-reading but its what i have time for.
picked up a copy of Papillion and planning on that next
What do you think I'm some kind of a jerk or something! - That's all I need the ashtray, the remote control, the paddle game, and this magazine, and the chair and I don't need one other thing, except my dog.
[Shithead growls at him]
I don't need my dog.
[Shithead growls at him]
I don't need my dog.