Rising : Becoming the First Canadian Woman to Summit Everest, A Memoir Rosemary Neering scholar Karyn Recollet

scholar Karyn Recollet

Its guests ranged from Hollywood stars such as Bob Hope

Inspired by Cezanne

and sailed for America with one hundred and fifty men

and later as a writing instructor

Rising : Becoming the First Canadian Woman to Summit Everest, A Memoir Rosemary Neering scholar Karyn RecolletDescription In 1986, as part of a Canadian team, Sharon Wood became the first woman from the Americas to summit Mount Everestand the first woman in the world to do so via the West Ridge from Tibet and without Sherpa support. But its how she got there that is truly compelling. In Rising, the personal motivation that drove Wood to reach further and further heights are detailed through the years leading up to the career defining climb. Often the only