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The Darkest White
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From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season
and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into
the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and
his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche—a devastating and
controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. 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—“the Michael Jordan of snowboarding”—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. It is also a definitive, immersive account of
snowboarding and the cultural movement that exploded around it,
growing the sport from minor Gen X cult hobby to Olympic
centerpiece and a billion-dollar business full of feuds and
rivalries. Finally, The Darkest White is a mesmerizing,
cautionary portrait of the mountains, of the allure and the glory
they offer, and of the avalanches they unleash with unforgiving
fury.
General
Imprint: |
Harper
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
Authors: |
Eric Blehm
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-297140-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-06-297140-9 |
Barcode: |
9780062971401 |
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