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Author Waterman, Jonathan, author

Title Northern exposures : stories and images from an eco-adventurer's calling / by Jonathan Waterman
Published Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska Press, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (273 pages)
Contents Introduction; 1. Arctic Solitaire; 2. Correspondence; Letter to Mom; Serious Writers Never Oversleep; 3. Sheep's Clothing; 4. Editorials; Never Cry Wolf; Winning the Climbing Lottery; Price of Adventure; 5. Rain of Avalanches: Finding Religion on Mount St. Elias; 6. Arctic Refuge Essays; Sacred Place; Musk Oxen; What We Would Lose; 7. A Walk Across Mount Logan; 8. Book Reviews; All Fourteen Eight-Thousanders; Mount McKinley: The Conquest of Denali; Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island; 9. The Perfect Shot; 10. Cavemen
11. A Near Miss on Mount Fairweather in Winter12. The Kayak and the Cruise Ship; 13. Northern Exposures; 14. Divine Wind: Masatoshi Kuriaki; 15. Final Refuge; 16. "They Did Everything Right""
Summary "Waterman's profound respect for the northern lands burns on every page, and his photos and essays prove to us that there is still beauty in this world-beauty worth fighting for."--Robert RedfordNorth of the sixtieth parallel, the sun shines for less than six hours in the winter, and towering mountains are the only skyscrapers. Pristine waters serve caribou, moose, and bears in an unbroken landscape. At any given moment in this spectacular scenery, there's a chance that Jonathan Waterman is present, trekking across the land. A masterful adventurer, Waterman has spent decades exploring the farth
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Subject Waterman, Jonathan
SUBJECT Waterman, Jonathan fast
Subject Mountaineers -- Arctic regions -- Biography
Conservationists -- Arctic regions -- Biography
Travel writing -- Arctic regions
Travel photography -- Arctic regions
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Conservationists
Mountaineers
Travel photography
Travel writing
Arctic Regions
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781602231948
160223194X