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Title: To The Top: Reaching for America's 50 State Summits by Joe Glickman, Nels Akerlund ISBN: 1-55971-871-4 Publisher: Creative Publishing International Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding story telling...
Comment: I have been a big fan of F. Spencer Chapman for a LONG time. In 1930, he spent a YEAR on Greenland with the British Arctic Air Research Expedition (an important sounding name for a group of college boys on an adventure). The Team Leader was Henry George "Gino" Watkins. As such, they became supremely proficient paddlers in kayaks. They also spent considerable time nordic skiing on the glacial plateau, flying Tiger Moths in aerial surveys, as well as recording meteorological conditions.. On the Second Expedition in 1932, Watkins was again the leader, and Chapman again went along. Watkins died in a hunting accident. Chapman wrote both expedition books, "Northern Lights: The British Arctic Air Research Expedition" and "Watkins Last Expedition." But before WWII, he also went to the Himalayas and climbed several mountains, including Chomolari in the Kingdom of Bhutan (one of the highest peaks to be climbed prior to WWII). His book "Memiors of a Mountaineer" is a classic of those times in Tibet and the Himalaya.
Joe Glickman is our modern F Spencer Chapman. I recently got copies of Joe's "Kayak Companion" and "To the Top" books. Excellent material. Joe has an easy reading style, and his stories are amongst the best, paddling or climbing. If Joe can't make you laugh, your funny bone has to be broken. I usually find myself laughing at myself, because I too have been there.
Rating: 5
Summary: Reaching for America's 50 State Summits
Comment: I found this collection of essays to be a great new way to look at our country. With its vastly different climats, its beauty is unmatched by any other.
I also enjoyed the casual intimacy in wich Mr. Glickmen tells of their various adventures though out this wonderfully photographed book. Great conversation peice.
Rating: 5
Summary: "To The Top" is top notch!
Comment: Because of Mr. Ackerlund's world class photography and Joe Glickman's absolutely delightful writing style, "To The Top" is the BEST "travel/adventure travel book" in my collection. As expected, the 50 state "summits" are presented professionally. Unexpected are the occasional tear and numerous barrel-laughs from Glickman's sometimes poignant, occasionally irreverant, and nearly always witty writing style. It's a truly wonderful "feel good" read for anyone who enjoys the outdoors, travel, or simply a slice of Americana.
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Title: Highpoint Adventures : The Complete Guide to the 50 State Highpoints by Charlie Winger, Diane Winger ISBN: 0967146631 Publisher: Colorado Mountain Club Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Highpoints of the United States: A Guide to the Fifty State Summits by Don W. Holmes ISBN: 0874806453 Publisher: Univ of Utah Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Climbing Across America: A Family Guide to Highpointing the 50 States by Danielle Birrer, Richard Birrer, Dannielle Birrer, Christopher Birrer ISBN: 1555716229 Publisher: Hellgate Press Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Highpoint Adventures, A Pocket Guide to the 50 State Highpoints by Charlie Winger, Diane Winger ISBN: 1885071213 Publisher: Sequoia Pub Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Kayak Companion by Joe Glickman, Greg Barton ISBN: 158017485X Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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