Golden Colorado, Fulcrum, 2004, 272 pp, b/w photos. Softcover. Fine.
Gerry Roach is one of America's most accomplished mountaineers, yet many do not know his name.
He started climbing in Colorado in 1955. Among his numerous accomplishments, Gerry is the second person ever to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents, The Seven Summits.
In more than 40 years of mountaineering, he has climbed in dozens of states and countries. Gerry has authored the five books, including his newest, Colorado’s Thirteeners and Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness. Both are co-authored with Jennifer Roach. Gerry and Jennifer live in Boulder, Colorado.
In his reflective autobiography Gerry Roach takes us back to his roots to re-discover a life-long passion for climbing. This candid memoir reveals an often amusing ascent from a young boy’s ambitions to Denali, the first step in his quest for the Seven Summits. Join Gerry and his Summit Club as they enjoy the view from the top of North America’s most famous peaks and a few places that are likely to surprise you.
Revisit such enchanting places as the highest peaks in Norway, the Third Flatiron, Longs Peak, the Grand Teton, the Mexican Volcanoes, Ship Rock, T2 in Eldorado Canyon, Denali, and Rainier as Gerry rises above the challenges of his youth.
A gripping, multidimensional tale filled with action, self discovery, spiritual growth and laced with hard-edged reality.
A rare look back across Gerry’s formative years that reaches beyond climbing and redefines the term mountaineer.
