“Each glacier is like a library, storing stories of the Earth‘s past.”
“Each glacier is like a library, storing stories of the Earth‘s past.”
This book could be used in the classroom to teach about glaciers, climate change, and how science connects to history. It would work well for a nonfiction reading unit or a science-social studies crossover lesson.
so-soThe information is presented clearly and directly, making it easy to understand even when the topic gets scientific. Deem‘s writing is straightforward but still interesting, and the photos help readers visualize the discoveries. The style fits the intended audience and keeps the reader engaged without being overwhelming.
pickSummer 1985, & two young mountaineers, Joe & Simon, set off from camp to climb a route no-one had conquered before. After several days they reached the summit with a few minor issues, but when setting off back down Joe has a catastrophic accident resulting in him breaking his leg. Disaster! Although Simon initially tries to belay Joe down the mountain, a snow storm develops which results in him having to leave Joe for dead.
“And I remember that moment, when I knew. That you‘d broken loose in me the stuff that only love breaks loose.”
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pick⭐️⭐️⭐️ In the 1996 Everest disaster, Dr Beck Weathers was discovered so near death, it was not wise to risk more lives for a fruitless rescue attempt. Hours later, he miraculously arrived at camp. These are the details he recalls. It‘s an incredible story of perseverance, and a bold, selfless rescue. It‘s also very much about his flailing marriage and the part mountaineering played in his often being an absent father / husband.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the most elite mountaineers in history tells his account of the 1996 Everest disaster. As a guide for Seattle-based Mountain Madness, his was to ensure the safety of their clients. Jon Krakauer is a bit critical of Boukreev‘s decisions, as is documented in Into Thin Air, so this is Toli‘s version. Another fantastic Everest memoir. I won‘t take sides. They both had traumatic experiences and valid memories. The epilogue made me cry.
pickIn 1935, five men set off to follow in the ill-fated footsteps of the 1905 expedition up Kangchenjunga. Little do they know the mountain is hiding a dark secret. I like historical and psychological horror but this one was a soft pick. There was just so many opportunities to make this story truly horrifying, disturbing, and unsettling but Paver chose to take a safer route. I‘m hoping her other book Dark Matter will make me afraid of the dark.
“When I was young in the mountains, I never wanted to go anywhere else.“
