High Odyssey [Hardcover]

Gene Rose (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Linrose Pub Co (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0944194087
• ISBN-13: 978-0944194089
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #913,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sierra Classic, December 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: High Odyssey (Hardcover)

Anyone who loves mountains, and especially the Sierra Nevada, will find this a great addition to the library. It documents the little known winter solo ski trip over the entire John Muir trail, from Mt. Whitney to Yosemite, by Orland Bartholemew in 1928-29. The author expertly crafts the story from old notes and a diary, and has included amazing photographs that were taken by Bartholomew using an old Kodak. This is not a big expensive book, and would make a fine gift, particularly suitable for young adults. But you will want a copy for yourself.
The book is a mountaineering High Sierra classic!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic Ski Adventure, May 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: High Odyssey (Hardcover)

High Odyssey is a magnificent tale of the human spirit. Gene Rose, one of the foremost historians of Sierra lore and skiing, captures the essence of Orland Bartholomew's pioneering 1929 ski adventure through the unexplored winter terrain of the Sierra. A must read for the aspiring backcountry skier. Rose's tale of Bartholomews four month long journey is as insightful as it is remarkable. "High Odyssey" is Highly entertaining.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for any Mountaineering collection!, November 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: High Odyssey (Hardcover)

With garden rake handles for ski poles, a tarp tent, a down robe to sleep in, and cooking over open fires, this man skied solo from Cottonwood Pass to Yosemite Valley in the winter of 1928-29. Along the way he made the first solo winter ascent of Mt. Whitney, at that time the highest mountain in the United States! This book will make the reader appreciate all the latest high tech. gear available today! Gortex, bivy bags, thermarest matresses, light weight down sleeping bags, and stoves were not available in 1928! Anyone interested in ski mountaineering will find inspiration in this book!