Avalanche Dreams : a memoir of skiing climbing and life
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Nederland Community Library - COLORADO | CO Bio Dawson | Checked Out | May 28, 2024 |
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Published
Best Peak Press LLC, ©2024.
Format
Book
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369 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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As a kid in Texas, Lou Dawson pored over his father's mountaineering books. So, after his troubled parents uprooted the family to live among Colorado's 1960s hippie counterculture,the obsessed teen seized the chance to explore magnificent peaks. When he discovered the addictive rush of powder snow and the mountains' dizzying heights, Dawson's lifelong affair with the all-consuming thrills of extreme sports began.
While longing for a soulmate and the close-knit family he'd always desired, Dawson struggled to reach beyond the mountains' siren call -- to find the true courage and forgiveness required of lasting relationships.
In this deeply moving tale, Dawson takes readers along as he navigates from near-fatal choices to a fulfilling and joyous existence. Set against the backdrop of his career as an alpinist and extreme skier, he explores his metamorphosis from a reckless, adrenaline-seeking youth, to a dedicated father crafting a solid foundation for his family.
Avalanche Dreams is not only a coming-of-age story, not only a radical telling of Dawson's athletic triumphs and failures, it is about the struggle for meaning in the world of extreme alpinism -- a world where nothing succeeds like excess. It is a memoir of triumph, a journey from the broken bones of youthful compulsion to a sweet balance of body, soul, and spirit.,-- from the book cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dawson,Louis. (2024). Avalanche Dreams: a memoir of skiing climbing and life . Best Peak Press LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dawson,Louis. 2024. Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing Climbing and Life. Best Peak Press LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dawson,Louis. Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing Climbing and Life Best Peak Press LLC, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dawson,Louis. Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing Climbing and Life Best Peak Press LLC, 2024.
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