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Ride the Breath Bw
In part two of his gripping autobiography, world-class climber Gerry Roach continues his action-packed tales of mountaineering around the world. His stories are laced with a hard-edged reality that is tempered by his spiritual growth. Ride the Breath follows his continuing quests, picking up where his first book, Transcendent Summits, ends.This candid memoir takes you to some of Earth's most captivating peaks and lands: the Tetons, the North Cascades, the Canadian Rockies and Yukon, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, the Antarctic, Rainier, Iceland, Norway, the Alps, Africa's fabled Kilimanjaro, the Australian outback, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Hawaii. In each of these stories, Gerry better defines the edges between risk and reward, lust and loss, dreamtime and terrortime and, perhaps most important, transcendence and transgression. Gerry has a unique ability to takes his readers into the mountains with him and hold them on multiple belays. In the end, the life lessons learned transcend his climbs, allowing Gerry to include his readers on his climb for peace, which becomes an ever-growing Odyssean exploration. 348 pages total. This Black and White edition has 166 Black and White photos.
Ride the Breath
In part two of his gripping autobiography, world-class climber Gerry Roach continues his action-packed tales of mountaineering around the world. His stories are laced with a hard-edged reality that is tempered by his spiritual growth. Ride the Breath follows his continuing quests, picking up where his first book Transcendent Summits ends. This candid memoir takes you to some of Earth's most captivating peaks and lands: the Tetons, the North Cascades, the Canadian Rockies and Yukon, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, the Antarctic, Rainier, Iceland, Norway, the Alps, Africa's fabled Kilimanjaro, the Australian outback, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Hawaii. In each of these stories Gerry better defines the edges between risk and reward, lust and loss, dreamtime and terrortime, and perhaps most importantly, transcendence and transgression. Gerry has a unique ability to take his readers into the mountains with him and hold them on multiple belays. In the end, the life lessons learned transcend his climbs, allowing Gerry to include his readers on his climb for peace, which becomes an every-growing Odyssean exploration.
Colorado's Fourteeners
Known for its accuracy and comprehensiveness, this is theupdated bestselling guidebook to Colorado's 14ers by well-respected climber and author Gerry Roach."
On My Way Up
Follow a young woman as she struggles to survive a near fatal injury at the top of Rosalie Peak. A blizzard makes the rescue extremely hazardous, and she is quickly running out of time. The accident and the long wait to be rescued from the mountain allow her to assess her short life, and it forever changes her path. It is the true story of a woman who has miraculously survived through a harrowing tragic ordeal, and has used her second chance at life to overcome the problems of her youth and to break free of the burdens that tortured her.
Transcendent Summits
In his reflective autobiography, Gerry Roach takes us back to his roots to rediscover a lifelong passion for climbing. This candid memoir reveals an often amusing ascent from a young boy's ambition to Denali, the first step in his quest for the Seven Summits. Join Gerry and his Summit Club as they enjoy the view from the top of North America's most famous peaks and a few places that are likely to surprise you.
Beyond the Seven Summits
Gerry Roach's quest for the Seven Summits spanned four decades and went far beyond the traditional Seven Continent Summits or even the Eight Summits. His climbs of continent summits were interspersed with many other climbs and expeditions, and he climbed through an era when it was not so easy to reach remote destinations. This, the first book of three describing his quest, covers Denali 1963, Kosciuszko 1968, Mont Blanc 1973, Kilimanjaro 1973, Aconcagua 1975, and Mount Foraker 1975.
Colorado's Indian Peaks
Located just south of Rocky Mountain National Park, this popular region is one of the most accessible hiking and climbing areas in the West. In this concise and fully up-to-date guidebook, Gerry Roach shares his firsthand knowledge and experience, offering readers a chance to explore some of Colorado's finest mountain trails. Photos & maps.
Beyond the Seven Summits
Gerry Roach's quest for the Seven Summits spanned four decades and went far beyond the traditional Seven Continent Summits or even the Eight Summits. His climbs of continent summits were interspersed with many other climbs and expeditions, and he climbed through an era when it was not so easy to reach remote destinations. This is the third book of three describing Gerry's quest, and it describes his climbs of Bolivar in Venezuela, Elbrus in Russia, Gangkar Punsam in Bhutan, Vinson in Antarctica, Kinabalu in Borneo and, completing his Eight Summits, Carstenz Pyramid in New Guinea.
Beyond the Seven Summits
Gerry Roach's quest for the Seven Summits spanned four decades and went far beyond the traditional Seven Continent Summits or even the Eight Summits. His climbs of continent summits were interspersed with many other climbs and expeditions, and he climbed through an era when it was not so easy to reach remote destinations. This is the second book of three describing Gerry's quest, and it covers four Himalayan expeditions plus his traverse of Mount Blackburn in 1977.
