Mountaineering legends team for Emerson book presentation
Country Bookshelf will host a unique night of conversation as winter recreation kicks into high gear. “An Evening of Stories with Rick Ridgeway & Conrad Anker” will take place Thursday, December 16th at the Emerson Center of Arts & Culture. The night celebrates the launch of Ridgeway’s memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the End of the Map and begins at 6:30pm.
Rick Ridgeway calculates that he has spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents. Those nights taught him to “distinguish matters of consequence from matters of inconsequence” throughout the rest of his life. From the first American ascent of K2 to the first known traverse of Borneo, Ridgeway reflects on his journey from outdoor adventurer to unlikely environmental activist. In telling the stories of 26 expeditions to the most remote regions of the world, his newly released memoir, Life Lived Wild, chronicles his shift from someone fascinated by wild places to someone dedicated to saving them. It features a colorful cast of characters, including Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, Yvon Chouinard, Tom Brokaw and others.
Called “the Real Indiana Jones,” by Rolling Stone, Rick Ridgeway is considered a legend in mountaineering and has mentored many leading climbers. Today he is an active environmentalist who chairs the climate change nonprofit One Earth.
Bozeman resident Conrad Anker is considered one of the world’s foremost mountaineers. In 1999, he located George Mallory’s body on Everest as a member of a search team looking for the remains of the British climber.
Admission to this evening presentation is $10 and available through www.countrybookshelf.com. Proceeds benefit the Park County Environmental Council. •
