Below Another Sky
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2001
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Henry Holt & Company Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8050-6284-7 (ISBN)
Henry Holt & Company Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8050-6284-7 (ISBN)
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Combining adventure writing with an intimate memoir, Rick Ridgeway once promised his dying friend Jonathan in Tibet to look after his daughter, Asia. Hoping to connect with the father she never knew, Rick takes the now headstrong young woman into Tibet to find the place where he died.
Conbining gripping adventure writing with intimate memoir, Rick Ridgeway takes readers to the mysterious mountain domain of Tibet, and onto the remote corners of his past. Twenty years ago, in the wake of a massive and terrifying avalanche, Ridgeway cradled his dying friend Jonathan in his arms and pledged to keep watch over Jonathan's infant daughter Asia. Now Asia is a vibrant, headstrong young woman; hoping to help her connect with the father she never knew, Ridgeaway takes her to the Himalayas Jonathan so cherished. Together they search for the place where he died. Their trek through remote and forbidding terrain - under constant threat from lethal storms and jumpy Chinese military patrols - is a fitting backdrop for the precarious emotional journey that Ridgeway and Asia share, as they venture into alien landscapes of memory and self-discovery. Ultimately, the truths they both seek are revealed, not in the images of life long gone but in the bright promise of future possibility. In a stunning conclusion on a treacherous and wind-battered mountain face, both Ridgeway and his dead friend's daughter finally embrace the deepest realities of death and life.
Conbining gripping adventure writing with intimate memoir, Rick Ridgeway takes readers to the mysterious mountain domain of Tibet, and onto the remote corners of his past. Twenty years ago, in the wake of a massive and terrifying avalanche, Ridgeway cradled his dying friend Jonathan in his arms and pledged to keep watch over Jonathan's infant daughter Asia. Now Asia is a vibrant, headstrong young woman; hoping to help her connect with the father she never knew, Ridgeaway takes her to the Himalayas Jonathan so cherished. Together they search for the place where he died. Their trek through remote and forbidding terrain - under constant threat from lethal storms and jumpy Chinese military patrols - is a fitting backdrop for the precarious emotional journey that Ridgeway and Asia share, as they venture into alien landscapes of memory and self-discovery. Ultimately, the truths they both seek are revealed, not in the images of life long gone but in the bright promise of future possibility. In a stunning conclusion on a treacherous and wind-battered mountain face, both Ridgeway and his dead friend's daughter finally embrace the deepest realities of death and life.
Rick Ridgeway, a mountaineer-ing legend, is well known for his writing, photography, and filmmaking. His articles have appreared in numerous magazines, and he is the author of four previous books, including T"he Shadow of Kilimanjaro," which was named one of the Ten Best Travel Books of 1998 by "The New York Times." He lives with his family in Ventura, California.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.6.2001 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 16pp b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 655 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8050-6284-X / 080506284X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8050-6284-7 / 9780805062847 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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