{"product_id":"the-echo-stories-from-the-edge-of-survival","title":"The Echo: Stories from the Edge of Survival","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Echo: Stories from the Edge of Survival\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Barry Blanchard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Patagonia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover, 352 pages, full colour with photos throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mountaineering \/ Memoir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanadian alpinist and mountain guide Barry Blanchard picks up where \u003cem\u003eThe Calling\u003c\/em\u003e (Patagonia, 2014) left off. He writes about the climbs, partners and close calls that shaped the second half of a life spent in the mountains, and about what it takes to keep coming home from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Echo\u003c\/em\u003e opens on Alaska’s Infinite Spur on Mount Foraker, where an ascent turns into an improvised rescue managed by radio and shaped by hard ethical choices. From there it moves to Everest’s unclimbed Northeast Flank with Mark Twight, a fast, style-first attempt that ends with pulmonary and cerebral edema and a night in a Gamow bag. Later chapters cover a solo new route on Kusum Kanguru and the odd world of Hollywood rigging on \u003cem\u003eCliffhanger\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the climbing, Blanchard writes about Métis identity and family, the cost of ambition, partners lost, and getting older in a sport that rarely forgives. The final chapters return to the big walls of the Canadian Rockies, including Howse Peak and the Emperor Face of Mount Robson, before a catastrophic fall and long recovery change his relationship with risk. What he’s left with is partnership, craft and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike \u003cem\u003eThe Calling\u003c\/em\u003e, the book includes Blanchard’s playlist of songs tied to each chapter and a reading list of his favourite books, plus an epilogue and a glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Vicariously thrilling for armchair—and actual—alpinists.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarry Blanchard is a UIAGM-certified mountain guide from Canada. His first ascents include The Andromeda Strain (1983), the North Pillar of North Twin (1985), a solo new route on the North Face of Kusum Kanguru (1991), M-16 in winter on the East Face of Howse Peak (1999) and Infinite Patience on the Emperor Face of Mount Robson (2002). He has also worked as a climbing double on films including \u003cem\u003eK2\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCliffhanger\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVertical Limit\u003c\/em\u003e, and is the subject of the documentary \u003cem\u003eSpindrift: The Barry Blanchard Story\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Canmore, Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.2 × 23.5 cm (6 × 9.25 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 993 g (35 oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% post-consumer recycled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 chapters, epilogue, glossary, index, playlist and reading list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1-952338-39-7\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Patagonia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67700402061538,"sku":"PAT-0328","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0656\/3649\/9682\/files\/patagonia-the-echo-barry-blanchard-01.jpg?v=1792006538","url":"https:\/\/climbonequipment.com\/en-us\/products\/the-echo-stories-from-the-edge-of-survival","provider":"Climb On Equipment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}