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Wood, Sharon A., 1957-
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Wood, Sharon A., 1957-
Women mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal).
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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Wood, Sharon A., 1957-
Wood, Sharon A., 1957-
Women mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal).
Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)
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Rising
:
becoming
the
first
Canadian
woman
to
summit
Everest
: a
memoir
/ Sharon Wood.
by
Wood, Sharon A., 1957-
Douglas and MacIntyre, 2019.
Call #:
796.522092 W879r
Subjects
Wood, Sharon A., 1957-
Women mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.
Mountaineering --
Everest
, Mount (China and Nepal).
Everest
, Mount (China and Nepal)
ISBN:
9781771622257 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Becoming
the
first
Canadian
woman
to
summit
Everest
: a
memoir
Description:
227 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"In 1986, as part of a
Canadian
team, Sharon Wood became the
first
woman
from the Americas to
summit
Mount Everest--and the
first
woman
in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. But it's how she got there that is truly compelling. In
Rising
, the personal motivation that drove Wood to reach further and further heights are detailed through the years leading up to the career-defining climb. Often the only
woman
on expeditions, Wood was an outlier in a predominantly male bastion of high altitude alpine climbing. With the backdrop of stunning Himalayan mountains, Wood explores the camaraderie and rivalry, the relatable challenges of falling in and out of love, and recalls how she smashed gender-based expectations of the day, all while never losing her drive to keep going. Subsequently, she recounts how she struggled with unexpected acclaim and expectations following her ascent of
Everest
, but ultimately found fulfillment and her place in the world. As she tells her story today, her perspective is steeped in six decades of life experience rich with adrenalin, change, reflection and humility. It is a tale that still feels poignantly relevant--a testament to the strength the human spirit to overcome all obstacles, whether mountain peaks, social expectations or self-imposed barriers."--Jacket.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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