9780062971401-0062971409-The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him

The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him

ISBN-13: 9780062971401
ISBN-10: 0062971409
Author: Eric Blehm
Publication date: 2024
Publisher: Harper
Format: Hardcover 352 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780062971401
ISBN-10: 0062971409
Author: Eric Blehm
Publication date: 2024
Publisher: Harper
Format: Hardcover 352 pages

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The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him (ISBN-13: 9780062971401 and ISBN-10: 0062971409), written by authors Eric Blehm, was published by Harper in 2024. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $7.31.

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"Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended. The Darkest White is a must read, not just for fans of snowboarding, but for anyone looking for inspiration from an unlikely hero."--Tony Hawk

From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche--a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people.

On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain, buried beneath several tons of rock-hard snow and ice in the Durrand Glacier Avalanche. A heroic search and rescue ensued. Among those buried was Craig Kelly--"the Michael Jordan of snowboarding"--a man who had propelled the sport into the mainstream before walking away from competitions, to rekindle his passion in the untamed alpine wilds of North America

The Darkest White is the story of Craig Kelly's life, a heartbreaking but extraordinary and inspiring odyssey of a latchkey kid whose athletic prowess and innovations would revolutionize winter sports, take him around the globe, and push him into ever more extreme environments that would ultimately take his life. It is also a definitive, immersive account of snowboarding and the cultural movement that exploded around it, growing the sport from minor Gen X cult hobby to Olympic centerpiece and a billion-dollar business full of feuds and rivalries. Finally, The Darkest White is a mesmerizing, cautionary portrait of the mountains, of the allure and the glory they offer, and of the avalanches they unleash with unforgiving fury.

"Eric Blehm took on this biography as I imagine Craig Kelly took on the halfpipe. He studied it, chose his line, and pulled everything off--even tough parts--with grace and style. It's not just a terrific story of an amazing life, not just the origin story of an entire sport, but a riveting disaster narrative that builds tension masterfully. The Darkest White grabbed me and didn't let go."--Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List series

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