The Calling: A Life Rocked By Mountains

Barry Blanchard (Author)

ISBN 10: 1938340310 / ISBN 13: 9781938340314

Published by Patagonia, 2014

About this Item

ISBN 9781938340314. Hardback. First Edition as stated on the copyright page. Book is in Near Fine condition, a tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. Dustjacket is in Near Fine condition, with no creasing and no chipping, Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. This book is The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains 2014 First Edition. Seller Inventory # 226835

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Calling: A Life Rocked By Mountains

Publisher: Patagonia

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included

Signed: No Signature

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry Blanchard chronicles his transformation from a poor Native American/white kid from the wrong side of the tracks to one of the most respected alpinists in the world. At thirteen, he learned to rappel when he joined the 1292 Lord Strathcone’s Horse Army Cadets. Soon kicked out for insubordination, he was already hooked on climbing and saw alpinism as a way to make his single mother proud and end his family’s cycle of poverty. He describes early climbs attempted with nothing to guide him but written trail descriptions and the cajones of youth. He slowly acquires the skills, equipment and partners necessary to tackle more and more difficult climbs, farther and farther afield: throughout the Canadian Rockies, into Alaska and the French Alps and on to Everest, Peru, and the challenging mountains in Pakistan. From each he learns lessons that only nature and extreme endeavor can teach. This is the story of the culture of climbing in the days of punk rock, spurred on by the rhythm of adrenaline and the arrogance of youth. It is also a portrait of the power of the mountains to lift us – physically, emotionally, intellectually,

About the Author:

Barry Blanchard is one of North America's top alpinists, noted for pushing the standards of highly technical, high-risk alpine climbing in the Canadian Rockies and the Himalayas. Blanchard is a Patagonia Ambassador. He lives in Calgary, Alberta.