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The Calling: A Life Rocked by Mountains
Barry Blanchard
Growing up rough in the Canadian Rockies, becoming one of the best alpinists in the world. Blanchard's memoir is unflinching about the cost — the broken relationships, the dead friends, the moments when climbing asks for everything.
Ice & Snow
Mountains & Climbing
Memoir
Himalaya
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Publisher
Patagonia
Published
2014
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