With heart-pounding descriptions of avalanches and treacherous ascents, Barry
\nBlanchard chronicles his transformation from a poor Native American\/white kid
\nfrom the wrong side of the tracks to one of the most respected alpinists in
\nthe world.<\/p>\n
At thirteen, he learned to rappel when he joined the 1292 Lord Strathcone’s
\nHorse Army Cadets. Soon kicked out for insubordination, he was already hooked
\non climbing and saw alpinism as a way to make his single mother proud and end
\nhis family’s cycle of poverty. He describes early climbs attempted with
\nnothing to guide him but written trail descriptions and the cajones of youth.
\nHe slowly acquires the skills, equipment and partners necessary to tackle more
\nand more difficult climbs, farther and farther afield: throughout the Canadian
\nRockies, into Alaska and the French Alps and on to Everest, Peru, and the
\nchallenging mountains in Pakistan. From each he learns lessons that only
\nnature and extreme endeavor can teach.<\/p>\n
This is the story of the culture of climbing in the days of punk rock, spurred
\non by the rhythm of adrenaline and the arrogance of youth. It is also a
\nportrait of the power of the mountains to lift us — physically, emotionally,
\nintellectually.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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