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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Wood, Sharon A., 1957-     Subjects     Wood, Sharon A., 1957-     Women mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.     Mountaineers -- Canada -- Biography.     Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal).     Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wood, Sharon A., 1957-       by title:      Rising : becoming th...       by call number:      796.522092 W879r     Search the Web     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)       MARC Display

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. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 796.522092 W879r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 796.522092 W879r Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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