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End of the Rope
End of the Rope: Mountains, Marriage, and Motherhood | Jan Redford
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"Cheryl Strayed, move over: End of the Rope is a rambunctious, funny, heartstopping memoir that carries us along on an electric current of risk and courage." Marni Jackson, Mountain and Wilderness Writing Program, Banff Centre, and author of The Mother Zone In this funny and gritty debut memoir, Jan Redford grows from a nomadic rock climber to a mother who fights to win back her future. As a teenager, in a fit of rage toward her father, Jan pits herself against a steep rock face near their cottage. At the top, fired up by the victory, she sets her sights on the improbable dream of climbing mountains. By age twenty, shes a nomadic climber with a magnetic attraction to misadventures and the wrong men. Jan finally finds the love of her life, an affable Banff climber. When he is killed in an avalanche in Alaska, a grieving Jan finds comfort in the arms of another extreme alpinist. Before long, they are married, with a baby on the way. While her husband works as a logger and climbs distant peaks, Jan tackles the traditional role of wife and mother. But soon she pursues her own dream, one that pits her against her husband. End of the Rope is Jans telling of heart-stopping adventures, from being rescued off El Capitan to leading a group of bumbling cadets across a glacier. It is her laughter-filled memoir of learning to climb, and of friendships with women in that masculine world. Most moving, this is the story of her struggle to make her own way in the mountains and in life. To lead, not follow.
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Kappadeemom
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And yet....I have it. I feel like crap but I am still able to read 👍

squirrelbrain Feel better soon 😒 6y
Lovesbooks87 I hope you feel better soon! 6y
Ddzmini 🤣🤣🤣😋📖 but then you go out that one time and 🤒 6y
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Kappadeemom @Ddzmini yep! Actually, I spent all weekend at the NCAA Div II basketball tournament in Charlotte so I‘m sure there were germs everywhere 😬 6y
wordslinger42 Prayers that you feel better soon! 💜 I was thinking the other day how strange it is that I haven't gotten sick this season and then realized I haven't been socializing 😂 6y
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annkuch13 Oh no! I hope you feel better soon! 6y
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Ddzmini Yes all the hands on play and the people watching major germs 🦠 6y
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Kappadeemom
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Home sick today but I get to snuggle with Jack. #dorkie #dogsoflitsy

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valeriegeary
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Lovely day to read outside. Paired with blueberries and yogurt. If you are a climber, mountaineer, outdoors person, or just want an inside look at that life, then I highly recommend this book. It's an intimate, emotional roller coaster and I can't stop turning the pages!

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valeriegeary
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Don't worry. Charlie Waffles is back too and clearly thrilled about it.

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LauraBeth WHERE have you been?! 6y
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valeriegeary @LauraBeth I needed a break from social media. I've been writing, gardening, training for a triathlon, and of course reading! Happy to be back though. I missed everyone! 6y
LauraBeth All great stuff 🙌 Welcome back! 6y
LeahBergen Hello, Charlie Waffles!! 😘 6y
kylienoele Charlie Waffles! 😭😍 Best name ever. 6y
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