Saturday, Feb 17, 2024: Mt Washington rescue, frozen hiker

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Also, now is the time for Think to chime in with a Ty Gagne book recommendation. I picked one up last summer on his earlier recs--a great read, thanks!

Hahahaha! I almost did yesterday when I first read this thread but then thought maybe it would be too repetitive!

Since ya brought it up, though, there are four Ty Gagne pieces: Where You'll Find Me and The Last Traverse, books about tragedy in the Whites, and Emotional Rescue and Weakness in Numbers, articles on hiking in the Whites. Where You'll Find Me is my favorite—I read it every year or two—and Emotional Rescue is the story the movie Infinite Storm, which I found unwatchable, is based on.

He's also local and a really great guy—he organized a book club with me for my students during Covid that included signed copies of The Last Traverse and virtual presentations by both him and James Osborne, the survivor. I ran it for five weeks, each week meeting virtually for an hour to discuss topics ranging from preparedness to resilience and mental fortitude. It was a pretty special experience at a difficult time.

His website is https://www.fullconditionsnh.com/.

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[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Hahahaha! I almost did yesterday when I first read this thread but then thought maybe it would be too repetitive!

Since ya brought it up, though, there are four Ty Gagne pieces: Where You'll Find Me and The Last Traverse, books about tragedy in the Whites, and Emotional Rescue and Weakness in Numbers, articles on hiking in the Whites. Where You'll Find Me is my favorite—I read it every year or two—and Emotional Rescue is the story the movie Infinite Storm, which I found unwatchable, is based on.

He's also local and a really great guy—he organized a book club with me for my students during Covid that included signed copies of The Last Traverse and virtual presentations by both him and James Osborne, the survivor. I ran it for five weeks, each week meeting virtually for an hour to discuss topics ranging from preparedness to resilience and mental fortitude. It was a pretty special experience at a difficult time.

His website is https://www.fullconditionsnh.com/.

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Where You'll Find Me was the one I read. I loved the juxtaposition of an elite person doing incredibly dumb things...we're all human. I'll do The Last Traverse this summer! They're at the bookstore in North Conway for those who might find themselves there

Thanks!