Keyboard of the Winds - Apt, Alan R.
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Embark on an enthralling global adventure with this book, showcasing mountaineering in some of the world's most magnificent and demanding terrains. Encounter an eclectic group of mountaineers as they tackle treacherous climbs along perilous paths, where every ascent is fraught with uncertainty. The author masterfully paints a vivid picture of these harrowing experiences, holding you captive in a world of exhilarating suspense. Delight in the exhilaration of traversing majestic mountains, from the Rockies and Cascades to the Alaska Range, Alps, and Himalayas, each described with breathtaking…mehr

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Embark on an enthralling global adventure with this book, showcasing mountaineering in some of the world's most magnificent and demanding terrains. Encounter an eclectic group of mountaineers as they tackle treacherous climbs along perilous paths, where every ascent is fraught with uncertainty. The author masterfully paints a vivid picture of these harrowing experiences, holding you captive in a world of exhilarating suspense. Delight in the exhilaration of traversing majestic mountains, from the Rockies and Cascades to the Alaska Range, Alps, and Himalayas, each described with breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring scenery. More than a tale of mountaineering, Keyboard of the Winds is a historical odyssey set in America, spanning the broad vistas of the 20th Century. Witness the lives of the characters as they evolve through realistic, sometimes humorous, and poignant moments, encapsulating life in America and Europe during the transformative decades of the 1960s and 1970s. This book not only captures the spirit of late Twentieth Century life but also the enduring human spirit of adventure and discovery.
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Autorenporträt
Alan Apt is the author of three widely used Colorado guidebooks, Ski Touring, and Snowshoeing, Colorado's Front Range, and Afoot and Afield in Colorado, a hiking guide. He is a former weekly columnist for the Fort Collins, Coloradoan newspaper. He has contributed trail, travel and trekking articles to the Denver Post and Boulder Weekly. He was the Publisher of dozens of innovative computer science and engineering textbooks with Prentice Hall. He has trekked and climbed in many of the world's iconic mountain ranges, including: The Rockies, Alps, Andes, Sierra, Cascades, Alaska Range, Scotland's Munroes and the Himalayas. He has climbed over 50 of Colorado's highest mountains. He is an alumni member of the National Ski Patrol. He is a volunteer ski and snowshoe instructor with Ignite Adaptive Sports, and a Special Olympics softball coach. His descriptions of the natural world have been called lyrical. He lives in Nederland, Colorado.