Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Hola Comrades!
I thought I'd drop by and see what's going on, and it's good to see y'all. For those of you who still love a good Everest tale, you'll want to keep checking the web site of Canada's weekly news magazine, www.macleans.ca for an update on your favourite photo-deficient-large-gammed climber. The story is on stands now but should be available online soon.
Also I have some book tips just in time for winter.
Strange and Dangerous Dreams by Geoff Powter. He's a clinical psychologist and climber who has tracked and analysed several explorers to try and reach the motivations behind their actions. It could have been a overly sensationalized book, but it is an incredible read.
The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant. This is a must read for Lori, but I heard this guy read in Banff, and was completely blown away! Everyone who has read the book raves about this guy.
Eating Stone by Ellen Malloy. I became a fan of this writer when I was lucky enough to trip over her "Anthropology of Turquoise", but this book, which she completed just before her death in 2004 is an absolutely stunning portrait of what's left of the American frontier, and what is being lost.
I thought I'd drop by and see what's going on, and it's good to see y'all. For those of you who still love a good Everest tale, you'll want to keep checking the web site of Canada's weekly news magazine, www.macleans.ca for an update on your favourite photo-deficient-large-gammed climber. The story is on stands now but should be available online soon.
Also I have some book tips just in time for winter.
Strange and Dangerous Dreams by Geoff Powter. He's a clinical psychologist and climber who has tracked and analysed several explorers to try and reach the motivations behind their actions. It could have been a overly sensationalized book, but it is an incredible read.
The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant. This is a must read for Lori, but I heard this guy read in Banff, and was completely blown away! Everyone who has read the book raves about this guy.
Eating Stone by Ellen Malloy. I became a fan of this writer when I was lucky enough to trip over her "Anthropology of Turquoise", but this book, which she completed just before her death in 2004 is an absolutely stunning portrait of what's left of the American frontier, and what is being lost.
