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Author:
Garton, Johanna, author.
Title:
Edge of the map : the mountain life of Christine Boskoff / Johanna Garton.
Publisher:
Mountaineers Books,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
238 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Subject:
Boskoff, Christine,--1967-2006.
Women mountaineers--United States--Biography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Missing -- Midwest girl -- A natural -- An industry booms -- Broad peak -- Turning points -- Embracing Madness -- Loss and resilience -- Everest -- Charlie -- Passion -- Shishapangma -- The call of K2 -- Norwood -- Cho Oyu -- Off the grid -- Genyen -- Questions -- Searching -- Answers -- Big love -- Legacies.
Summary:
"A biography of the American mountain climber and guide Christine Boskoff, a woman from the midwest who overcame personal tragedy and climbed six of the 8000-meter peaks (still the record for a North American woman) and led the Seattle-based guiding company, Mountain Madness"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1680512889
9781680512885 (softcover)
LCCN:
2019047353
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

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