Breaking Through The Clouds

by Fleck, Richard F.

• ISBN13: 9780871089342
• ISBN10: 0871089343
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-31
• Publisher: Westwinds Pr

Summary

Inspired by his ranger days in Rocky Mountain national park over forty years ago and by his recent pilgrimage to Hareny Peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Richard Fleck has created these descriptive essays. The mountains are a constant source of spiritual renewal, enabling him to become more aware and whole.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Tabeguache Prelude	1	(4)
CHAPTER ONE Early Allure of longs Peak	5	(20)
Including 4 parts on getting ready, night and day climbs, and a hearkening back to Major Powell
CHAPTER Two High in the Mummy Range	25	(8)
Including 2 parts on winter and summer climbs
CHAPTER THREE Asian and Alaskan Interludes	33	(10)
CHAPTER FOUR Where Land is Mostly Sky	43	(10)
Including 2 parts on Grays and Torreys and Bierstadt
CHAPTER FIVE 4-Corner High	53	(34)
Including 4 parts on Uintas, San Francisco Peaks, Elbert, and Wheeler
CHAPTER SIX Viva Los Pecos y La Sierra de San Juan	87	(10)
CHAPTER SEVEN A New England Interlude	97	(4)
CHAPTER EIGHT Solace of Dinosaur Ridge	101	(8)
CHAPTER NINE A Close Call on Mount Princeton	109	(6)
CHAPTER TEN Rambles Along the Mosquito Range	115	(10)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Multiple Ascents: Evans and Pikes	125	(10)
CHAPTER TWELVE Mountains Over the Desert	135	(10)
A FINALE Sacred Black Hills	145	(12)
Black Elk's Prayer Atop Harney Peak	157	(2)
A Selective List Of Formative Mountain And Nature Books	159	(2)
Index	161	(4)
About the Author	165	(1)
A Chronological List of Books by Richard F. Fleck	166