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When Steve Sieberson and his wife unexpectedly found themselves in Britain with an entire summer on their hands, they readily agreed to avoid the usual tourist attractions, opting instead for a road trip to the UK's far-flung national parks. As they set out, however, he envisioned bracing days of energetic hillwalking, while she assumed they would relax in tearooms and cozy pubs. Seldom planning more than a few days in advance, the two traversed the country in a rented Vauxhall, subjecting themselves to single-track lanes, diabolical signage, and whimsical advice from locals. They discovered a town called Mirthless, a place where cats' eyes are removed, and a vibrating cottage, while at mealtimes they dove fearlessly into black pudding, Eton mess, and barely recognizable enchiladas. Meanwhile, after their initial attempts at hiking together nearly ended in disaster, Sieberson received dispensation to scramble alone to the highest point in each national park-as long as he was quick about it and left plenty of time for more sedentary pursuits. Low Mountains or High Tea dishes up the charms and eccentricities of rural Great Britain as seen through the eyes of two Americans who never really knew what was coming next.
"The Naked Mountaineer" recounts a series of solo journeys to
some of the world's most exotic peaks in places such as
Switzerland, Japan, and Borneo. However, it is far from the typical
heroic mountain-expedition book. Although Steve Sieberson did reach
many summits, in most cases his travels were more memorable for
what he encountered along the way than for the actual climbing. His
real adventures involved peculiar people, strange foods, and
tropical diseases, rather than pitons, ice axes, and carabiners. On
the Matterhorn he met an English alpinist who reveled in naked
selfies, he stumbled into a cockfight in a Balinese village, and on
a volcano in Italy he was mistaken for a famous singer by an
insistent fan. "The Naked Mountaineer" offers mountain-themed travel stories
with a wide-eyed view of the world, while presenting irreverent
commentary on climbers and their peculiar sport. These are
rollicking tales, filled with the unexpected.
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