2020 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Mountain Literature
Winter 8000 an intimacy too often lacking in mountaineering histories.
These accounts prove the point: Nature is not subservient to man.
- Recounts some of the most dangerous feats in mountaineering history
- Insights into the human attraction to danger and suffering
- Award-winning author
Winter 8000 an intimacy too often lacking in mountaineering histories.
These accounts prove the point: Nature is not subservient to man.
Circa l’autore
Bernadette Mc Donald is the author of eleven books on mountaineering and mountain culture, including Brotherhood of the Rope: the Biography of Charles Houston (Mountaineers Books, 2007) and I’ll Call You in Kathmandu: the Elizabeth Hawley Story (Mountaineers Books, 2005). Mc Donald has won numerous awards, including her second Boardman Tasker Prize and the Banff Award for Mountain Literature for Art of Freedom (Rocky Mountain Books, 2017). In 2011 the American Alpine Club awarded her their highest literary honour for excellence in mountain literature. She was the founding Vice President of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre and director of the Banff Mountain Festivals for 20 years. Mc Donald has degrees in English Literature and Music. When not writing, she climbs, hikes, skis, paddles and grows grapes.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 272 ● ISBN 9781680512939 ● Dimensione 15.9 MB ● Casa editrice Mountaineers Books ● Pubblicato 2020 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7576227 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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