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Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life

Louis W. Dawson

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Description:Winner, International Skiing History Association Baldur Award, 2025.As a child, Lou Dawson pored over his father’s mountaineering books. The ice, the rock, the snow -- the addictive, irresistible tales of adventure.What followed was inevitable: After his troubled parents uprooted the family to live among Colorado's 1960s hippie counterculture, the obsessed teen seized the chance to explore the magnificent peaks just outside his door. And, when he discovered the addictive rush of powder snow and the mountains’ dizzying heights, Dawson's lifelong affair with extreme sports began.Yet the life of the alpinist isn't just mountains and snow. 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. And with the dramatic backdrop of his career as an alpinist and extreme skier, his memoir 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's about the struggle for meaning in the world of extreme alpinism -- a world where nothing succeeds like excess. It is a story of triumph; a journey from the broken bones of youthful compulsion to a sweet balance of body, soul, and spirit. (Includes chapter notes and 82 classic images.)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life. To get started finding Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Winner, International Skiing History Association Baldur Award, 2025.As a child, Lou Dawson pored over his father’s mountaineering books. The ice, the rock, the snow -- the addictive, irresistible tales of adventure.What followed was inevitable: After his troubled parents uprooted the family to live among Colorado's 1960s hippie counterculture, the obsessed teen seized the chance to explore the magnificent peaks just outside his door. And, when he discovered the addictive rush of powder snow and the mountains’ dizzying heights, Dawson's lifelong affair with extreme sports began.Yet the life of the alpinist isn't just mountains and snow. 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. And with the dramatic backdrop of his career as an alpinist and extreme skier, his memoir 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's about the struggle for meaning in the world of extreme alpinism -- a world where nothing succeeds like excess. It is a story of triumph; a journey from the broken bones of youthful compulsion to a sweet balance of body, soul, and spirit. (Includes chapter notes and 82 classic images.)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life. To get started finding Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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