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Out Here begins with specific outdoor experiences and follows them into larger questions about how people make decisions, understand themselves and relate to the natural world. Highland writes about a medical emergency during a forty-mile ski-mountaineering race, fear on exposed ski lines in Alaska, heartbreak and snow science, and the unexpected possibilities of travelling alone through Patagonia.
The wilderness is not treated as decoration or as a simple cure. Instead, each essay examines what risk, uncertainty, preparation and physical effort can reveal when plans break down or assumptions are tested. Highland's perspective as a woman moving through mountain and backcountry environments also gives the collection a distinct place within contemporary outdoor writing.
The book is suited to readers interested in skiing, mountaineering, women's adventure writing, wilderness essays and reflective nature writing. It offers personal narrative grounded in actual outdoor experience rather than conventional achievement memoir.
Out Here begins with specific outdoor experiences and follows them into larger questions about how people make decisions, understand themselves and relate to the natural world. Highland writes about a medical emergency during a forty-mile ski-mountaineering race, fear on exposed ski lines in Alaska, heartbreak and snow science, and the unexpected possibilities of travelling alone through Patagonia.
The wilderness is not treated as decoration or as a simple cure. Instead, each essay examines what risk, uncertainty, preparation and physical effort can reveal when plans break down or assumptions are tested. Highland's perspective as a woman moving through mountain and backcountry environments also gives the collection a distinct place within contemporary outdoor writing.
The book is suited to readers interested in skiing, mountaineering, women's adventure writing, wilderness essays and reflective nature writing. It offers personal narrative grounded in actual outdoor experience rather than conventional achievement memoir.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Lyrik & Dramatik |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781771604499 |
| ISBN-10: | 1771604492 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Highland, Carolyn |
| Hersteller: | Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 176 x 125 x 19 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Carolyn Highland |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.10.2020 |
| Gewicht: | 0,226 kg |
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