The darkest white : a mountain legend and the avalanche that took him
Blehm, Eric2025
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On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain, buried beneath several tons of rock-hard snow and ice in the Durrand Glacier Avalanche. A heroic search and rescue ensued. Among those buried was Craig Kelly - a man who had propelled the sport into the mainstream before walking away from competitions, to rekindle his passion in the untamed alpine wilds of North America. 'The Darkest White' is the story of Craig Kelly's life, a heartbreaking but extraordinary and inspiring odyssey of a latchkey kid whose athletic prowess and innovations would revolutionize winter sports, take him around the globe, and push him into ever more extreme environments that would ultimately take his life.
Main title:
Author:
Blehm, Eric, author
Imprint:
London : Harper Perennial, 2025.
Collation:
352 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780062971418 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.939092796.939
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
5982795
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Library | Adult non-fiction | B KELLives / Lives | Available |