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High Infatuation Dtails sur le produit Rang parmi les ventes : #321586 dans eBooksPubli le: 2011-09-26Sorti le: 2011-09- 26Format: Ebook Kindle | File size: 36.Mb Par Steph Davis *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks [Free read ebook] High Infatuation High Infatuation Par Steph Davis : High Infatuation before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised High Infatuation: Commentaires clientsCommentaires clients les plus utiles0 internautes sur 0 ont trouv ce commentaire utile. Une petite merveille d'une trs, trs grande alpiniste !Par Eric VolaNon seulement Steph Davis est une trs trs grande grande alpiniste, mais elle est minemment sympathique. Toujours directe, franche et naturelle elle passe d'une aventure une autre, en rcits sobres et qu'elle sait rendre elliptiques, c'est dire sans toujours donner le droulement complet d'un vnement ou la fin d'un conflit. Peut-tre ne le fait-elle pas exprs, mais c'est trs habile de susciter ainsi l'imagination du lecteur pour des choses souvent triviales. Et en plus elle adore les chiens qui manifestement prennent le plus grand plaisir partager ses aventures de la SDF de la grimpe qu'elle est. Par les aspects de son caractre, mais aussi par ses solos de grandes parois, son extraordinaire tnacit; et sa trs grande libert, elle me fait penser en une gnration plus jeune notre 'grande' Catherine Destivelle.Ce qui m'a le plus frapp sont ses rflexions sur sa passion qui montrent qu'elle a acquis une vritable sagesse, alors qu'elle n'est qu' mi-parcours (enfin, je l'espre) de sa vie d'alpiniste. Plus qu'une Star de l'escalade, elle est devenue une Sage parce qu'elle n'a jamais cess d'tre elle-mme, sans jamais faire desbroufe, avec pour ambition de trouver le bonheur sur cette terre, pour elle et pour les autres.Un livre court, efficace, joliment illustr par des textes philosophiques et potiques de ses matres yogi dont le moderne Iyengar bien connu en France par les amateurs de yoga, puissant par le rcit de l'accomplissement de soi un trs haut niveau dans les disciplines sportives qu'elle pratique avec bonheur, par sa libert et l'atteinte d'un tat de srnit avec elle-mme.N'hsitez pas, lisez le livre de Steph Davis, il s'agit d'un petit bijou qui n'est pas seulement destin aux seuls alpinistes et qui sauf surprise sera publi en franais avant la fin de l'anne. Une aubaine pour ceux dont l'anglais est insuffisant (sachant que le livre de Steph contient de nombreux termes spcifiques aux grimpeurs amricains - Par exemple, savez-vous que si les anglais utilisent le mot 'abseil' - d'origine allemande - pour rappel, et bien les grimpeurs amricains, eux, utilisent le mme mot que nous : rappel, en allant mme plus loin, car il l'utilise aussi comme verbe). Un autre terme qui caractrise la pratique de Steph, c'est le terme "dirt-bag climber", utilis par les grimpeurs amricains qui ont dcid de ne faire que grimper, passant d'un site ou d'un Parc national un autre, selon les saisons, vivant sous la tente ou comme Steph l'arrire d'un break ou d'un camionnette, gagnant juste l'argent ncessaire pour survivre par des petits boulots, comme serveur pendant les saisons touristiques, et financer ainsi leurs expditions dans les massifs lointains. Le meilleur terme auquel je pense en franais est la confrrie des 'SDF' de la grimpe. Mais des SDF volontaires par passion, incroyablement actifs et donc heureux !Bonne lecture ! Prsentation de l'diteurThroughout her life, Steph Davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside--and never look back. Studying to be a concert pianist, she quit music the day she was introduced to rock climbing. Later, she abandoned the respectability of university life and pursuit of a law degree to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down Oldsmobile sedan with Fletcher, a heeler mix dog. Today, through courage and perseverance, Davis is a high-profile athlete sponsored by Mammut, Clif Bar, Five Ten and Cascade Designs. In High Infatuation, Davis writes on the universal themes of life, love, friendship, personal empowerment, and more, told through a career in climbing. We wait with her in the tent through weeks of rain, wind, snow, and sleet, hoping for the weather to improve in the mountains of Patagonia, then race with her up a towering rock wall of Yosemite's El Capitan in a single day. More than adventure stories, these pieces reveal Davis' soul. They draw us into her struggles with safety, independence, ambition, and compassion. By following the journey of this remarkable woman, we learn what it means to live a truly adventurous life. See how Steph stays connected:Throughout her life, Steph Davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside--and never look back. Studying to be a concert pianist, she quit music the day she was introduced to rock climbing. Later, she abandoned the respectability of university life and pursuit of a law degree to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down Oldsmobile sedan with Fletcher, a heeler mix dog. Today, through courage and perseverance, Davis is a high-profile athlete sponsored by Mammut, Clif Bar, Five Ten and Cascade Designs. In High Infatuation, Davis writes on the universal themes of life, love, friendship, personal empowerment, and more, told through a career in climbing. We wait with her in the tent through weeks of rain, wind, snow, and sleet, hoping for the weather to improve in the mountains of Patagonia, then race with her up a towering rock wall of Yosemite's El Capitan in a single day. More than adventure stories, these pieces reveal Davis' soul. They draw us into her struggles with safety, independence, ambition, and compassion. By following the journey of this remarkable woman, we learn what it means to live a truly adventurous life. See how Steph stays connected:Prsentation de l'diteurThroughout her life, Steph Davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside--and never look back. Studying to be a concert pianist, she quit music the day she was introduced to rock climbing. Later, she abandoned the respectability of university life and pursuit of a law degree to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down Oldsmobile sedan with Fletcher, a heeler mix dog. Today, through courage and perseverance, Davis is a high-profile athlete sponsored by Mammut, Clif Bar, Five Ten and Cascade Designs. In High Infatuation, Davis writes on the universal themes of life, love, friendship, personal empowerment, and more, told through a career in climbing. We wait with her in the tent through weeks of rain, wind, snow, and sleet, hoping for the weather to improve in the mountains of Patagonia, then race with her up a towering rock wall of Yosemite's El Capitan in a single day. More than adventure stories, these pieces reveal Davis' soul. They draw us into her struggles with safety, independence, ambition, and compassion. By following the journey of this remarkable woman, we learn what it means to live a truly adventurous life. See how Steph stays connected:Throughout her life, Steph Davis has chosen to take risks, to trust her impulses, to make decisions based on what feels right inside--and never look back. Studying to be a concert pianist, she quit music the day she was introduced to rock climbing. Later, she abandoned the respectability of university life and pursuit of a law degree to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down Oldsmobile sedan with Fletcher, a heeler mix dog. Today, through courage and perseverance, Davis is a high-profile athlete sponsored by Mammut, Clif Bar, Five Ten and Cascade Designs. In High Infatuation, Davis writes on the universal themes of life, love, friendship, personal empowerment, and more, told through a career in climbing. We wait with her in the tent through weeks of rain, wind, snow, and sleet, hoping for the weather to improve in the mountains of Patagonia, then race with her up a towering rock wall of Yosemite's El Capitan in a single day. More than adventure stories, these pieces reveal Davis' soul. They draw us into her struggles with safety, independence, ambition, and compassion. By following the journey of this remarkable woman, we learn what it means to live a truly adventurous life. See how Steph stays connected:Biographie de l'auteurSTEPH DAVIS is on record with first ascents in Pakistan, Patagonia, Baffin Island, and Kyrgyzstan. Her writing has appeared in Climbing and Rock ; Ice, among other publications. Married to climber Dean Potter, she makes her home in Moab, Utah. She was the first U.S. woman to summit 11,073-foot Fitz Roy Peak in Patagonia-a success realized after spending five seasons, a total of ten months, in Patagonia. .
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