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.
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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.
Dil İngilizce ● Biçim EPUB ● Sayfalar 272 ● ISBN 9781680512939 ● Dosya boyutu 15.9 MB ● Yayımcı Mountaineers Books ● Yayınlanan 2020 ● İndirilebilir 24 aylar ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 7576227 ● Kopya koruma Adobe DRM
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