Books read in 2014
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glacier_kittyWow, the last day of the year already. 2014 wasn't as good as 2013, but there were still good things that happened (getting the job I've been wanting, going on a biplane ride, etc). I hope 2015 is good, and I get to travel more than this year haha. I also found 368 geocaches this year..awesome :P
And now for one of my favorite things about the end of the year: the books I read in 2014!!
January
Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child (Jan 1-8) (5/5 stars)
Through the Eye of the Glacier by Michael Pollen (Jan 9-20) (5/5)
Blind Corners: Adventures on Seven Continents by Geoff Tabin (Jan 21-28) (4/5)
February
The Hill by Ed Hommer (Jan 29-Feb 7) (4/5)
Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey by Goran Kropp (Feb 7-14) (4/5)
Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival by Alison Wright (Feb 16-22) (5/5)
Cloud Walkers: Six Climbs on Major Canadian Peaks by Paddy Sherman (Feb 23-28) (4/5)
March
Tales of a Western Mountaineer by C.E. Rusk (March 2-14) (5/5)
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom (March 15-29) (5/5)
April
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch (Mar 30-Apr 5) (4/5)
K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain by Charles S. Houston (Apr 6-10) (3/5)
Fiva: An Adventure That Went Wrong by Gordon Stainforth (Apr 11-18) (4/5)
Miracle in The Andes by Nando Parrado (Apr 20-27) (5/5)
May
The Water People by Joe Simpson (Apr 27-May 5) (3/5)
Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest by Lincoln Hall (May 6-16) (4/5)
Breaking Point: Challenge on Alaska's Mt. Hunter by Glenn Randall (May 16-20) (3/5)
Beyond the Limits: A Woman's Triumph on Everest by Stacy Allison (May 21-31) (4/5)
June
Mountain Men: The Remarkable Climbers and Determined Eccentrics Who First Scaled the World's Most Famous Peaks by Mick Conefrey (Jun 1-9) (4/5)
Living on the Edge: The Winter Ascent of Kanchenjunga by Cherie Bremer-Kamp (Jun 10-15) (4/5)
Mountain Vision: Lessons Beyond the Summit by Jeff Evans (Jun 15-18) (5/5)
Alaska Expedition: Marine Life Solidarity by James P. Sweeney (Jun 19-25) (4/5)
We Are the Cat: Life Through the Eyes of the Royal Feline by Terry Bain (Jun 26-28) (4/5)
July
Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World by Lynn Hill (Jun 29-Jul 13) (5/5)
Beyond the Mountain by Steve House (Jul 14-21) (4/5)
Voyage of the Iceberg: The Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic by Richard G.B. Brown (Jul 22-24) (5/5)
Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear by Andrew Todhunter (Jul 25-31) (3/5)
August
From Everest to Enlightenment: An Adventure of the Soul by Alan Hobson (Aug 1-19) (4/5)
Captain Phil Harris by Josh and Jake Harris (Aug 20-27) (3/5)
September
Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak by Andy Hall (Aug 28-Sept 4) (3/5)
The Last Blue Mountain by Ralph Barker (Sept 5-12) (3/5)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (Sept 12-21) (5/5)
The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian (Sept 22-30) (4/5)
October
K2: Triumph and Tragedy by Jim Curran (Oct 1-7) (3/5)
Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest by Brian Dickinson (Oct 8-16) (5/5)
Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places by Bill Streever (Oct 16-24) (4/5)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Oct 24-30) (3/5)
November
Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent by Gabrielle Walker (Oct 31-Nov 11) (5/5)
Last Hours on Everest: The Gripping Story of Mallory and Irvine’s Fatal Ascent by Graham Hoyland (Nov 12-24) (2/5)
The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (Nov 25-27) (5/5)
The Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold by Gretel Ehrlich (Nov 27-30) (2/5)
December
Should I Not Return by Jeffrey Babcock (Nov 30-Dec 8) (3/5)
The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory (Dec 9-15) (3/5)
The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival by Jim Davidson (Dec 15-22) (5/5)
The Shining Mountain: Two Men On Changabang's West Wall by Peter Boardman (Dec 23-31) (3/5)
In 2012 I read 27 books, 2013 I read 31..this year I read 44!! Huge success haha. For 2015 I'm gonna try to read 45 :D
Bye bye 2014!
They're different colors..
Day 1: Favorite christmas song and why?
Day 2: Favorite Christmas movie and why?
Day 3: Hot chocolate or hot apple cider?
Day 4: Does your family have any traditions?
Day 5: Favorite Christmas memory
Day 6: Who is your favorite reindeer?
Day 7: Have you been naughty or nice this year?
Day 8: What is your favorite food at Christmas time?
Day 9: What are you doing for Christmas this year?
Day 10: Kissing under the mistletoe…have you done it?
Day 11: What kind of Christmas tree do you have?
Day 12: Do you take part in secret Santa?
Day 13: Have you ever had a white christmas? If yes, do you ever want to have christmas without snow and vice versa?
Day 14: How many Christmas card do you usually send out?
Day 15: Have you started Christmas stocking yet?
Day 16: When did you find out Santa wasn’t real?
Day 17: Have you ever been to a Christmas parade?
Day 18: Which lights are better: white or colored and blinking or still?
Day 19: If you were an elf what would your name be?
Day 20: What color ornaments do you put on your tree?
Day 21: What kind of tree you have: fake or real? If real, what type?
Day 22: Do you hand a wreath up?
Day 23: Ham or Turkey?
Day 24: Do you go to a church service or go caroling?
Day 25: Does your family have a Christmas breakfast or dinner?
Day 26: How was your christmas?
And now for one of my favorite things about the end of the year: the books I read in 2014!!
January
Mixed Emotions: Mountaineering Writings of Greg Child by Greg Child (Jan 1-8) (5/5 stars)
Through the Eye of the Glacier by Michael Pollen (Jan 9-20) (5/5)
Blind Corners: Adventures on Seven Continents by Geoff Tabin (Jan 21-28) (4/5)
February
The Hill by Ed Hommer (Jan 29-Feb 7) (4/5)
Ultimate High: My Everest Odyssey by Goran Kropp (Feb 7-14) (4/5)
Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival by Alison Wright (Feb 16-22) (5/5)
Cloud Walkers: Six Climbs on Major Canadian Peaks by Paddy Sherman (Feb 23-28) (4/5)
March
Tales of a Western Mountaineer by C.E. Rusk (March 2-14) (5/5)
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom (March 15-29) (5/5)
April
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch (Mar 30-Apr 5) (4/5)
K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain by Charles S. Houston (Apr 6-10) (3/5)
Fiva: An Adventure That Went Wrong by Gordon Stainforth (Apr 11-18) (4/5)
Miracle in The Andes by Nando Parrado (Apr 20-27) (5/5)
May
The Water People by Joe Simpson (Apr 27-May 5) (3/5)
Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest by Lincoln Hall (May 6-16) (4/5)
Breaking Point: Challenge on Alaska's Mt. Hunter by Glenn Randall (May 16-20) (3/5)
Beyond the Limits: A Woman's Triumph on Everest by Stacy Allison (May 21-31) (4/5)
June
Mountain Men: The Remarkable Climbers and Determined Eccentrics Who First Scaled the World's Most Famous Peaks by Mick Conefrey (Jun 1-9) (4/5)
Living on the Edge: The Winter Ascent of Kanchenjunga by Cherie Bremer-Kamp (Jun 10-15) (4/5)
Mountain Vision: Lessons Beyond the Summit by Jeff Evans (Jun 15-18) (5/5)
Alaska Expedition: Marine Life Solidarity by James P. Sweeney (Jun 19-25) (4/5)
We Are the Cat: Life Through the Eyes of the Royal Feline by Terry Bain (Jun 26-28) (4/5)
July
Climbing Free: My Life in the Vertical World by Lynn Hill (Jun 29-Jul 13) (5/5)
Beyond the Mountain by Steve House (Jul 14-21) (4/5)
Voyage of the Iceberg: The Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic by Richard G.B. Brown (Jul 22-24) (5/5)
Fall of the Phantom Lord: Climbing and the Face of Fear by Andrew Todhunter (Jul 25-31) (3/5)
August
From Everest to Enlightenment: An Adventure of the Soul by Alan Hobson (Aug 1-19) (4/5)
Captain Phil Harris by Josh and Jake Harris (Aug 20-27) (3/5)
September
Denali's Howl: The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak by Andy Hall (Aug 28-Sept 4) (3/5)
The Last Blue Mountain by Ralph Barker (Sept 5-12) (3/5)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai (Sept 12-21) (5/5)
The Eiger Sanction by Trevanian (Sept 22-30) (4/5)
October
K2: Triumph and Tragedy by Jim Curran (Oct 1-7) (3/5)
Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest by Brian Dickinson (Oct 8-16) (5/5)
Cold: Adventures in the World's Frozen Places by Bill Streever (Oct 16-24) (4/5)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Oct 24-30) (3/5)
November
Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of the World's Most Mysterious Continent by Gabrielle Walker (Oct 31-Nov 11) (5/5)
Last Hours on Everest: The Gripping Story of Mallory and Irvine’s Fatal Ascent by Graham Hoyland (Nov 12-24) (2/5)
The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (Nov 25-27) (5/5)
The Future of Ice: A Journey Into Cold by Gretel Ehrlich (Nov 27-30) (2/5)
December
Should I Not Return by Jeffrey Babcock (Nov 30-Dec 8) (3/5)
The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory (Dec 9-15) (3/5)
The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival by Jim Davidson (Dec 15-22) (5/5)
The Shining Mountain: Two Men On Changabang's West Wall by Peter Boardman (Dec 23-31) (3/5)
In 2012 I read 27 books, 2013 I read 31..this year I read 44!! Huge success haha. For 2015 I'm gonna try to read 45 :D
Bye bye 2014!
They're different colors..
Day 2: Favorite Christmas movie and why?
Day 3: Hot chocolate or hot apple cider?
Day 4: Does your family have any traditions?
Day 5: Favorite Christmas memory
Day 6: Who is your favorite reindeer?
Day 7: Have you been naughty or nice this year?
Day 8: What is your favorite food at Christmas time?
Day 9: What are you doing for Christmas this year?
Day 10: Kissing under the mistletoe…have you done it?
Day 11: What kind of Christmas tree do you have?
Day 12: Do you take part in secret Santa?
Day 13: Have you ever had a white christmas? If yes, do you ever want to have christmas without snow and vice versa?
Day 14: How many Christmas card do you usually send out?
Day 15: Have you started Christmas stocking yet?
Day 16: When did you find out Santa wasn’t real?
Day 17: Have you ever been to a Christmas parade?
Day 18: Which lights are better: white or colored and blinking or still?
Day 19: If you were an elf what would your name be?
Day 20: What color ornaments do you put on your tree?
Day 21: What kind of tree you have: fake or real? If real, what type?
Day 22: Do you hand a wreath up?
Day 23: Ham or Turkey?
Day 24: Do you go to a church service or go caroling?
Day 25: Does your family have a Christmas breakfast or dinner?
Day 26: How was your christmas?
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Date: 2015-01-03 03:27 am (UTC)Dude what is up with your March and August lists of reading? *Taps foot* I KNOW you can read more books than that in a month! ;) Hehe I'm just messing with you, I am sure you were either very busy or they were very long lol.
I know you can reach your goal of 45 this year!!