Buried -- Updated Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Wylie, Ken (Author) |
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ISBN: 1771603852 ISBN-13: 9781771603850 Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering - Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports - Biography & Autobiography | Survival |
Dewey: 551.578 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" L (0.80 lbs) 296 pages |
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Publisher Description: An unparalleled memoir that grapples with the complex relationships that exist within the mountaineering community and how personal choices can have deep and tragic consequences. On January 20, 2003, at 10:45 a.m., a massive avalanche released from Tumbledown Mountain in the Selkirk Range of British Columbia. Tonnes of snow carried 13 members of two guided backcountry skiing groups down the 37-degree incline of a run called La Traviata and buried them. After a frantic hour of digging by remaining group members, an unthinkable outcome became reality. Seven people were dead. The tragedy made international news, splashing photos of the seven dead Canadian and US skiers on television screens and the pages of newspapers. The official analysis did not specifically note guide error as a contributing factor in the accident. This interpretation has been insufficient for some of the victims' families, the public and some members of the guiding community. Buried is the assistant guide's story. It renders an answerable truth about what happened by delving deep into the human factors that played into putting people in harm's way. The story begins buried metres deep in snow, and through care-filled reflection emerges slowly like spring after a long winter, nurturing a hopeful, courageous dialogue for all who make journeys through the mountains of their life. The story illustrates the peace that comes from accountability and the growth that results from understanding. |
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