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Herr, Patricia Ellis.

Up : a mother and daughter's peakbagging adventure / Patricia Ellis Herr.

1st ed.

New York : Broadway Paperbacks, ©2012.

ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

When Trish Herr became pregnant with her first daughter, Alex, she and her husband, Hugh, vowed to instill a bond with nature in their children. By the time Alex was five, her over-the-top energy levels led Trish to believe that her very young daughter might be capable of hiking adult-sized mountains. In Up, Trish recounts their always exhilarating--and sometimes harrowing--adventures climbing all forty-eight of New Hampshire's highest mountains. This is, at heart, a resonant, emotionally honest account of a mother's determination to foster independence and fearlessness in her daughter, to teach her "that small doesn't necessarily mean weak; that girls can be strong; and that big, bold things are possible."--Publisher's description.

Mountaineering.

Mothers and daughters.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction : "Are you out of your mind?" -- Lesson one. Some things will always be beyond your control : freak thunderstorm on Mount Tom, August 16, 2008 -- Lesson two. Know what you're getting into : failed Mount Tecumseh attempt, April 13, 2008 -- Lesson three. "I think I can" works : Peak #1 : Mount Tecumseh, June 7, 2008 -- Lesson four. Ignore the naysayers : Peaks #2 and #3 : Mount Eisenhower and Mount Pierce, June 21, 2008 -- Lesson five. Lose the paranoia : Peaks #6 and #7 : Mound Osceola and East Osceola, August 2, 2008 -- Lesson six. Mistakes can have serious consequences : Hugh tells a cautionary tale, August 2008 -- Lesson seven. Divide and conquer : Peaks #10 and #11 : Mount Monroe and Mount Washington, August 28-29, 2008 -- Lesson eight.

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