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02106aam a2200337 i 4500 001 8226B128495811EE9228709642ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230902011803 008 170328s2015 txua e 000 0deng d 010 $a 2015916531 020 $a 194254913X 020 $a 9781942549130 020 $a 1942549121 020 $a 9781942549123 035 $a (OCoLC)979980554 040 $a NZNAP $b eng $e rda $c NZNAP $d JUH $d SILO 043 $a a-pk--- 100 1 $a Schmidt, Sequoia, $e author. 245 10 $a Journey of heart : $b a sojourn to K2 / $c Sequoia Schmidt. 264 1 $a Houston, Texas : $b Voyage Books, an imprint of Di Angelo Publications, $c [2015] 300 $a 143 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 21 cm 520 $a After losing her father and brother to an avalanche on the world's second highest mountain, Sequoia Schmidt watches a video on social media that becomes the catalyst for a trip that would change her life forever. Join Sequoia in this inspiring autobiographical adventure of her courageous trek as she leaves behind the safe, familiar surroundings of her home and travels across continents to a remote corner of the planet -- to K2 -- "to respect the mountain and the climbers who came before her". She discovers a whole new world, both inside and outside of herself. 505 0 $a Istanbul airport -- Airplane thoughts -- Islamabad -- The Pakistani Alpine Club -- Prayers -- Premonition -- Something about the Karakoram -- Taliban fears -- Near death on the Karakoram -- Skardu -- Road to Askoli -- The trek begins -- Camp Jula -- Jula to Phurblok -- Phurblok to Paiyu -- Paiyu to Khuborsa -- Khuborsa to Goro 1 -- Goro to Concordia -- Concordia / K2 BC -- K2 BC -- Respect -- Pride -- Pakistani military -- The path home -- Last moments in Baltoro 600 10 $a Schmidt, Sequoia. 650 0 $a Mountaineering. 651 0 $a K2 (Pakistan : Mountain) 655 7 $a Travel writing. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20230902012842.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8226B128495811EE9228709642ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search