Do you know what a “trail angel” is? Or a “zero day”? Or the “Triple Crown of Hiking”? Dennis Blanchard’s engaging book,
Three Hundred Zeroes
Hiking Lady's Book & Movie Reviews
In my Hiking Lady Book and Movie Reviews I review books and movies about hiking and the outdoors. When stuff is great, I let you know, and when it is bad, I also let you know!
Cicerone Guide Books
Looking for reliable, high quality, detailed hiking guides? There are numerous publishers of guides, and one of the best I’ve found is Cicerone Guide Books, the UK based publisher. They produce guides for hikers, mountaineers, climbers, cyclists and more. Their library of publications is continually being updated and improved, which make them invaluable for hikers …
Backpack the Grand Canyon DVD
Have you been to the Grand Canyon, and stood atop the rim and looked at the grandeur of the spectacular landscape below? Hiking into the depths of the canyon is an experience of a lifetime. In the film, Backpack the Grand Canyon, Real World Productions provides an essential guide for anyone planning the journey into …
The High Adventure of Eric Ryback
Who was the first person to thru-hike the 2,650 mile long Pacific Crest Trail? A 17 year old boy named Eric Ryback!! At a local used book sale, I picked up a copy of The High Adventure of Eric Ryback, an engaging and interesting story of Eric’s journey from Canada to Mexico. The 17 year …
180° SOUTH: Conquerors of the Useless
The hardest thing in the world is to simplify your life. It’s so easy to make it complex. The solution for a lot of the world’s problems may be to turn around and take a forward step. – Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins were just surfing and climbing, looking for …
Three Cups of Tea
Last month my mother recommended that I read Three Cups of Tea, the New York Times bestselling book about Greg Mortenson’s mission to promote peace by building schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was a great recommendation indeed! I couldn’t put it down. Greg Mortenson’s story is certainly an amazing one. Greg was …
The Sky’s the Limit
Almost every story about accomplished hikers and mountaineers is about men. I’m sure you’ve seen the long list on my book and reviews page: from the story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates in Touching the Void to David Breashears’ High Exposure, we rarely hear about women mountaineers. That’s why it was refreshing to read …
North Face: A True Story
Last night I went to see the German film, North Face: A True Story! It is based on the story of two German climbers, Toni Kurz and Andi Hinterstoisser, who attempted to scale Eiger’s North Face in 1936. I was expecting an adventure and survival film, I definitely got it! The Eiger is an extremely …
Movie Review: Grizzly Man
Last night I invited some friends over and we watched my copy of Grizzly Man, the award winning film about Timothy Treadwell and his life among the grizzlies in Alaska. Tim Treadwell left civilization to go live among grizzlies for 13 summers in Alaska. He’d leave the land of the bears and come back and …
K2: Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain
Renowned American mountaineer Ed Viesturs has just come out with a new book, called K2: Life and Death on the World’s Most Dangerous Mountain. He has carefully studied all of the K2 books and expedition reports since the mountain first was attempted. Viesturs examines and shares his insights about each expedition from his perspective as …