Author : Arlene Blum
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780156031165
In her inspiring autobiography, mountain-climbing heroine Blum scales the heights of human aspiration and liberation, chronicling a life of astonishing achievement and courage.
Author : Gary Sinclair
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 15,93 MB
Release : 2018-12-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781790797226
We all face problems, difficulties and challenges, don't we? They often seem like huge mountains and their magnitude drains our hope, faith, joy and strength to live. Our relationships get broken, bodies face cancer, loved ones die, good jobs vanish, finances get depleted, children stray and dreams are shattered. And yet mountains get climbed every day. Some people conquer, defeat their pain and overcome. How? By learning how to climb their mountain not run away or give up. Gary Sinclair is a climber of both mountains of granite and ones that he and his wife Jackie have faced over the years. In fact, one of their toughest personal challenges took them on a climbing journey that brought out the beauty and strength that their lessons in the mountains had taught them years before. In Never Quit Climbing you'll learn how you can tackle even the most formidable peaks you and your family are facing or will encounter someday. Ever chapter is practical, with thought-provoking questions and practical steps to help you up your mountain. You'll be encouraged by their story of faith, wisdom, hope and community that brought them through one of the hardest periods of their married life. You'll be encouraged how not to quit, what cautions to take, what equipment to bring along and even how to come down from your mountain after you've reached the top! Your mountain may be very different than Gary's but you'll find principles, concepts and practical help that will give you strength and direction to either get started or keep going. Gary is also a motivational speaker, coach and leadership trainer who continues to hike and climb every chance he and his wife get. He has two grown children and six grandsons who all live in the Midwest.
Author : Steve House
Publisher : Patagonia
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 2013-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1938340051
What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach. Steve House built his reputation on ascents throughout the Alps, Canada, Alaska, the Karakoram and the Himalaya that have expanded possibilities of style, speed, and difficulty. In 2005 Steve and alpinist Vince Anderson pioneered a direct new route on the Rupal Face of 26,600-foot Nanga Parbat, which had never before been climbed in alpine style. It was the third ascent of the face and the achievement earned Steveand Vince the first Piolet d"or (Golden Ice Axe) awarded to North Americans. Steve is an accomplished and spellbinding storyteller in the tradition of Maurice Herzog and Lionel Terray. Beyond the Mountain is a gripping read destined to be a mountain classic. And it
Author : Arlene Blum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,17 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1619026031
In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalaya to make history as the first Americans—and the first women—to scale the treacherous slopes of Annapurna I, the world's tenth highest peak. Expedition leader Arlene Blum here tells their dramatic story: the logistical problems, storms, and hazardous ice climbing; the conflicts and reconciliations within the team; the terror of avalanches that threatened to sweep away camps and climbers. On October 15, two women and two Sherpas at last stood on the summit—but the celebration was cut short, for two days later, the two women of the second summit team fell to their deaths. Never before has such an account of mountaineering triumph and tragedy been told from a woman's point of view. By proving that women had the skill, strength, and courage necessary to make this difficult and dangerous climb, the 1978 Women's Himalayan Expedition's accomplishment had a positive impact around the world, changing perceptions about women's abilities in sports and other arenas. And Annapurna: A Woman's Place has become an acknowledged classic in the annals of women's achievements—a story of challenge and commitment told with passion, humor, and unflinching honesty.
Author : Cheryl Broyles
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 43,10 MB
Release : 2012-07-20
Category :
ISBN : 9781469953908
Life's Mountains climbs with Cheryl Broyles to the summit of California's Mount Shasta and through the trial of "terminal" brain cancer. Told she had only a year to live, Cheryl did everything she could to stay alive. Four years later, still breathing, she and her husband Matt planned to climb Mount Shasta to celebrate her survivorship. Cheryl describes the similarity between climbing mountain trails and living through life's trials. She gives hope for reaching each peak, seeing life anew and loving each day through the good and bad times. Cheryl L. Broyles is a wildlife biologist who at the age of 33 was diagnosed with what is considered terminal cancer - a grade IV Glioblastoma Multiforme. Twelve years later, she is beating the statistics and is still alive living in Oregon with a wonderful husband and two great sons. Her purpose in life now is encouraging others that are going through hard times, to see life's blessings and to never give up hope. Cheryl's web page: www.cherylbroyles-gbm.com
Author : Walter Bonatti
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 31,26 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Mountaineering
ISBN : 037575640X
The legendary mountaineer describes his adventures in such ranges as the Alps and Himalayas, and provides details of what really happened during a controversial 1954 Italian expedition that made the first ascent of K2.
Author : Steve Jenkins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547349564
In this stunning picture book, Steve Jenkins takes us to Mount Everest - exploring its history, geography, climate, and culture. This unique book takes readers on the ultimate adventure of climbing the great mountain. Travel along and learn what to pack for such a trek and the hardships one may suffer on the way to the top. Avalanches, frostbite, frigid temperatures, wind, and limited oxygen are just a few of the dangers that make scaling this peak one of the most extreme physical challenges one can experience. To stand on the top of Mount Everest is to stand on top of the world. With informative text and exquisitely detailed cut paper illustrations, Steve Jenkins brings this extreme journey alive for young adventurers.
Author : Trudy Cathy White
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 16,28 MB
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 194867713X
If God had intended our days on earth to be easy, they would be. Instead, Jesus promised us quite the opposite. He said, “In this world, you willhave trouble.” He was right. We will have heartache. We will have sickness. We will have job loss, lost love, grief, and frustration. We will have times when all seems lost. Fortunately, that’s not the whole story. “But take heart!” Jesus says. “I have overcome the world.” In Climb Every Mountain, Trudy Cathy White invites you to join her on an expedition toward, up, and over the mountains most of us face in life—challenges such as figuring out our identity in Christ, understanding the gifts and calling God’s given us, godly parenting, and leaving (and living) a legacy for others to follow. She’ll also guide you through the rocky terrain of adversity, aging, and grief. With funny, heartwarming, and often-heartbreaking honesty, Trudy will reveal the principles God’s taught her through a lifetime of climbing the most challenging—and beautiful—mountains she ever imagined. God’s called us to join Him on the mountaintop of victory but getting there won’t be easy. We can’t wish, hope, or even pray our way to the top. We have to climb. Climb Every Mountain is the inspiring true story of Trudy Cathy White as she shares her life of climbing hermountains—literal and spiritual. As the daughter of S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A, Trudy learned how to climb mountains from her parents’ examples. Trudy learned that, as we climb every mountain withthe Lord, we move closer and closer to whoHe wants us to be and where He wants us to be. No matter how difficult the climb or how sweet the rewards seem today, the most glorious life we could ever imagine is still to come—just over the next peak.
Author : Kelly Perkins
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 2011-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781442215931
When Kelly Perkins learned she needed a heart transplant at the age of 30, she thought the active healthy life she loved was over. From the brink of death to the summit of Mt. Fuji, Kelly, with the support of her husband Craig, not only survived the transplant surgery, but became the first heart transplant patient to summit some of the world's most recognized peaks. The Climb of My Life tells the story of Kelly's transplant, recovery, and ascents up such mountains as Mt. Kilimanjaro-all on a borrowed heart.
Author : Richard Palazzolo,
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 163525552X
We have counseled many people in over two decades of practice and have had the privilege of providing assistance regarding a variety of issues. What we have discovered regarding marriage counseling is that many relationships are stuck and unable to get their footing in order to advance in their lives together. Just as mountain climbers attempt to scale a mountain in order to reach the pinnacle victoriously, the same objective is desired in marriage. Both goals will take teamwork, preparation, communication, hard work, and mutual understanding regarding the objective. The material in this book will give you some insight into what needs to be applied in your lives and marriages and ultimately lead you to working better together as one according to God's design and experiencing victory in your marriage.
