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Gorge : my journey up Kilimanjaro at 300 pounds / Kara Richardson Whitely.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781580055598 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1580055591 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: xii, 250 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Distributed by Publishers Group West"--T.p. verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Uphill battle -- Deep woods -- Hiker girl -- Bear Mountains -- Working it out -- Mad marathon -- Baggage -- Squeezed -- Doing good -- Briefing -- Trailhead -- Defeating mountain -- Green Mountains -- Bearing -- Facing truth -- Sweet fix -- Love letter -- Bucket List -- Catered -- Blue baby -- Getting up -- No trace -- Bet on me -- Self-Medicating -- Fresh start -- Crumbling -- Wreckage -- Burning nipples -- Cloud camp -- Unimpeded -- Squished lungs -- Losing it -- Deep dark -- Frozen -- Dark times -- Stripping -- Kiss the sign -- Asante -- Booted -- Downtime -- Checking out -- Coming home -- Last gorge. |
| Citation/References Note: | Kirkus 02/15/2015 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Whitely, Kara Richardson. Women mountaineers > United States > Biography. Mountaineering > Tanzania > Kilimanjaro, Mount. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starke Co PL - Schricker Main Library (Knox) | 921 WHI (Text) | 30032010661947 | BIOGRAPHY | Available | - |
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Kara Richardson Whitely has hiked Mount Kilimanjaro three times while weighing as much as 300 pounds. Kara, a motivational public speaker, has written for Self, Everyday with Rachael Ray, and Runner's World magazines. She was recently featured on Oprah's Lifeclass and Good Morning America, and in the New York Times, Redbook, Weight Watchers, and Backpacker magazines. She lives in Summit, New Jersey, with her husband and three children.
Kara Richardson Whitely has hiked Mount Kilimanjaro three times while weighing as much as 300 pounds. Why three times? Because sometimes that's what it takes to get over something.
Kara is also the author of The Weight of being, a motivational public speaker, and a journalist. She has written for Self, Everyday with Rachael Ray, and Runner's World magazines, and she was recently featured on Oprah's Lifeclass. She was one of Outside magazine's 127 Defining Moments finalists, and has been written about in Redbook and American Hiker magazine. She lives in Summit, New Jersey, with her husband, Chris, and two daughters.
