Faint Heart Never Climbed a Mountain

A Century of Adventure, History, and Exploration from the Wasatch Mountain Club

This riveting collection of over sixty adventure stories celebrates the centennial history of the Wasatch Mountain Club, formed in 1920 by thirteen rugged hikers and skiers to explore Utah’s scenic wonders and the American West beyond. Experience nature’s fury as club members are swept down swollen rivers, lost in a wild cave, and ambushed by bison while bicycling in Yellowstone. Confront the terror of a runaway boulder, the roar of a deadly avalanche, the fog of amnesia induced by a lightning strike. Partake too in the sublime: rowing across a lake’s sea-glass surface beneath the towering walls of a Grand Canyon cave, swimming in a secret black lagoon discovered while canyoneering, and flaunting a blizzard during a backpacking trip by sipping daiquiris in a hot pool. Part history and biography, travelogue and survival chronicle, sports narrative and environmental tribute, Faint Heart Never Climbed a Mountain brims with suspense and joy. Whether your passion is hiking, climbing, skiing, bicycling, kayaking, snowshoeing, or all of the above, you’ll find stories to inspire and inform your own adventures. 

"In addition to the many superb tales of the great outdoors, the book serves as an institutional history, documenting the club’s growth from its origins as a small organization that brought together 13 outdoor enthusiasts to its development into a powerful and influential cultural institution in the region, boasting hundreds of members." — Kirkus Reviews

Author: Debra Wilson Frank

Pages: 496

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