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The Longest Climb : A Memoir of Love, Mountaineering, and Healing.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pritchard, Paul.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brain--Wounds and injuries.
- Brain.
- Disabilities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Victoria : RMB Rocky Mountain Books, 2024.
- Summary:
- Paul Pritchard's memoir, 'The Longest Climb: A Memoir of Love, and Healing,' chronicles his journey of recovery and resilience following a severe brain injury sustained during a climbing accident on the Totem Pole in Tasmania. The book details his physical and emotional challenges, his determination to return to climbing, and the profound changes in his perspective on life and disability. Pritchard shares his experiences climbing various formidable peaks, including Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya, illustrating the human spirit's capacity to overcome adversity. The memoir aims to inspire those dealing with disabilities and anyone facing significant life challenges. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Sisyphus Happy
- 2 Candylands
- 3 TAB: The Human Condition
- 4 Seeing Stars
- 5 Botulinum Toxin Is Good for You
- 6 Travails with a Mule
- 7 Headway on Mount Kenya
- 8 Scar Tissue
- 9 The Longest Climb – Kilimanjaro
- 10 The Roof of Africa
- The Stiltskin Shuffle
- Bookshelf
- Neurology
- Survival
- Climbing/survival
- Philosophy
- About the Author
- Copyright
- Back Cover Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9781771606912
- 1771606916
- OCLC:
- 1432781774
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