Category Archives: General
January 29, 2013
It has been an amazing year, thanks to a bunch of Polish climbers! I’ve been on the road for most of 2012 promoting my book Freedom Climbers: Canada, the U.S., England, three times to Poland, and in two weeks – India. The trip to India isn’t just book promotion, but also to accept the Himalayan […]
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January 12, 2012
The ride continues with Freedom Climbers. Just a couple of weeks after the Grand Prize was announced in Banff, it won the prestigious Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature, announced at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival in the U.K. Unfortunately I couldn’t be there to pick up the prize in person, due to shoulder surgery […]
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October 25, 2011
It has been an exciting couple of months. My new book, Freedom Climbers, has won the Grand Prize at the 2011 Banff Mountain Book Festival. The award was announced on October 25, 2011 and will be presented on November 3, 2011 at 5 p.m. at The Banff Centre. It has also been short-listed for the […]
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May 26, 2011 Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
Two years have almost passed since I began working on my book about the golden age of Polish Himalayan climbing. About a month ago my publisher Rocky Mountain Books and I signed off on the final manuscript, the photos, the cover design and all the other last-minute decisions. We agreed on the title, “Freedom Climbers”, […]
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Blog Entry November 28, 2010
Blog Entry November 28, 2010 – Banff, Alberta I guess five months is a bit long between blog entries. I promise to do better! The past five months have been busy, and that’s my excuse. In the last blog entry I referred briefly to my husband’s back surgery. Thankfully, it went well and he has […]
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Blog Entry June 25, 2010 – Banff, Alberta A few weeks ago I was made an offer I simply could not refuse to interview one of my literary heroes on stage. Pico Iyer was in Banff, and the only possible date for the interview was May 19. The offer came to me via email while […]
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Kekoo Naoroji Award