Adirondack Peak Experiences: Mountaineering Adventures, Misadventures, and the Pursuit of "The 46"
A wonderfully written and compiled anthology of hiking and mountaineering adventures in the Adirondacks. This book is an invitation, as the pages fly by; you cannot escape the growing desire to get out there, to be part of it. To appreciate nature, especially the mountains, you must embrace them. You must experience them in all of their glory, their dangers and moods. This then is a book about men and women who venture out in all seasons and in all weathers to explore the mountains. This is a book of true accounts, of real adventures and yes, some misadventures. All the accounts are instructive. --Neil F. Woodworth, Executive Director, Adirondack Mountain ClubIn this extensive collection of writings about Adirondack adventures past and present, ranging from tales of disaster avoided (or not) to meditations on why we are attracted to wilderness, Carol White has presented us with a veritable kaleidoscope of impressions that one would never be able to experience on one s own. --Tony Goodwin, author & editorIn this incredible collection of true tales of trials, tribulations, tumbles, and triumphs, ordinary people face extraordinary challenges. There s a wealth of experience contained in this book, much of it learned the hard way. Truly, some of the hikers are lucky to have made it out of the woods. If this book doesn t get your heart pounding, then you need to check your pulse for signs of life. --author Russell Dunn