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"The next must-read." - REI, Uncommon Path magazine - Finalist, Colorado Book Awards - Nominee, Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature - Nominee, Banff Mountain Book Award for Mountain Literature- Nominee, Reading the West Book Awards- Nominee, High Plains Book Award **WATCH OFFICIAL BOOK TRAILER ON PAPERBACK PAGE LISTING** A…
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Garton dives deep into the investigation into Christine Boskoff's disappearance in the Himalayas. This book tells the beautiful story of Christine's career as a mountaineer, in the 90s when Everest was becoming as much of a status symbol as a feat of human perseverance. As a lover of Everest stories, I ate this one up – female-forward mountaineering stories are still few and far between.
From Christine's list on outdoor adventures by and about women.
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