Pickets and Dead Men: Seasons on Rainier
* A women's perspective on the macho world of climbing rangers
* Rescues, egos, and breakfast burritos on Mt. Rainier
Being a climbing ranger on Mount Rainier proved to be a life-altering experience for Bree Loewen. As one of only a handful of women on staff, Bree fought to prove herself among men in the field, while confronting the often unrealistic expectations of the public on a mountain that shows little mercy. With honesty, self-deprecation, and wry humor, she reflects on her experiences on Rainier: assisting injured climbers, rescuing lost children, battling inscrutable bureaucracy, lugging heavy equipment, and trying to make sense of it all. Whether it's her account of a solo climb in dicey conditions or trying to protect her good jacket while cleaning the outhouses at Camp Muir, Loewen's writing is engagingly human and humane.
- Author
- Bree Loewen
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 189
- Publisher
- Mountaineers Books
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781594851018
- Genres
- outdoors, memoir, mountaineering, climbing, travel, feminism, survival, womens, travelogue
- Release date
- 2009
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