Category: Book Reviews

Book Review: Touching the void

  Joe Simpson and his climbing partner, Simon Yates, had just reached the top of a 21,000-foot peak in the Andes when disaster struck. Simpson plunged off the vertical face of an ice ledge, breaking his leg. In the hours that followed, darkness fell and a blizzard raged as Yates tried to lower his friend [...]

Sunday February 14th, 2010 in Book Reviews, climbing | No Comments »

Book Review: Not without peril

"This should be required reading for anyone who will be—or has already gone—hiking in the mountains." ~Nelly Heitman, Foreword Magazine.
For my last birthday, a friend gave me a copy of the 10th Anniversary Edition of Not Without Peril. First published in 2000, author Nicholas Howe recounts several mishaps which took place among the Presidential Range [...]

Thursday February 11th, 2010 in Book Reviews, crude reviews, new hampshire, walking | No Comments »

Happy new year’s!

Hey everyone, I trust you all had a great Christmas & a Happy, but Safe, New Year’s celebration! If you weren’t able to get outside for some hiking or camping in 2009, I hope you will in 2010. I have some hikes already planned myself and, hopefully, can drag some people out with me to [...]

Sunday January 3rd, 2010 in AT, Book Reviews, appalachian trail, crude reviews, snowshoeing | No Comments »