Once Upon a Climb: One Man's Journey on the Appalachian Trail [Paperback]

James Richardson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Booklocker.com (April 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591137128
• ISBN-13: 978-1591137122
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,542,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Read if you are thinking of walking the trail, August 5, 2006

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Joel Drucker (Randolph, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once Upon a Climb: One Man's Journey on the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)

I enjoy hiking and have often fantasized of taking six months off from work and hiking the Appalachian trail. Reading this book, a diary of one who completed the trail, and who was subject to frequent bad weather and mice crawling over him in trail shelters, among other things, brought me back to reality. I would give the book 4 stars were it not for the many typographical errors I found.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Entertaining, January 4, 2006

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Lisa Radmore - See all my reviews

This review is from: Once Upon a Climb: One Man's Journey on the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)

I found this book to be very enjoyable. I enjoy hiking and since reading this book I have hiked on several stretches of the Appalachain Trail. The book really put you in the "boots" of Mr. Richardson as he journeyed. I admire him for his perserverance and faith. Not only was it a joy to read the book, I learned several hiking tips. The book was well written and easy to understand.

5.0 out of 5 stars loved it, March 23, 2009

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K. Galichon (Baldwin, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once Upon a Climb: One Man's Journey on the Appalachian Trail (Paperback)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I felt as if I were right alongside Reveille sharing his adventures and tribulations. I am amazed and impressed with all that he and the other through-hikers endured, from bad weather to illness and injuries to family emergencies. I developed a deep admiration for these ambitious backpackers. If I ever plan to hike the AT myself, I will reread the book; a novice could learn a lot from Reveille's experience.