Paul Petzoldt

A mountain climber, Petzoldt climbed before it was popular -- and before he knew what he was doing: he made his first (of more than 300) ascent of the 13,772-foot Grand Teton at age 16, wearing blue jeans and cowboy boots. Realizing he needed to be much better prepared, he developed climbing gear and procedures still in use today. During World War II, Petzoldt trained the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division, teaching them skiing and mountain combat. In 1965, he founded the National Outdoor Leadership School, which has trained more than 50,000 people in outdoor safety and preparedness. Petzoldt died in Maine of cancer on October 6. He was 91. From This is True for 3 October 1999 Suggestions for further reading: K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts Amazon Price: $17.16 Customer Review: I read this book only to realise that in the last chapter the 2 of us were on the summit of Mt Everest together in May of 2009. I have been reading mountaineering books for many years and finally decided to get active about my dreams and so set...   Eiger Dreams: Ventures Among Men and Mountains by Jon Krakauer Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: I have read many mountain climbing books (I won't claim "most", because this is a prolific genre) and this is my favorite. It is a collection of John Krakauer's short stories from before he became famous by writing "Into Thin Air". These are gritty...   Beyond the Mountain by Steve House Amazon Price: $19.77 Customer Review: Steve would probably hate my title words as he's seems generally humble but, as a fellow ex-La Grande, Oregon inhabitant (Steve was one year behind me in high school) I'll gleefully play that card. There's a great photo in my senior yearbook showing ...   Kilimanjaro - a trekking guide to Africa's highest mountain, 3rd: (includes M... by Henry Stedman Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: We bought this book in prep for a Kilimanjaro hike and safari to follow. We did quite an extensive search online and called a couple of travel agencies to look into packages for us. We wanted to make this as much of a cultural trip also, not just a...   No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts Amazon Price: $10.17 Customer Review: El relato de Ed es claro y continuo. Muestra cómo fue evolucionando su pensamiento y las motivaciones que llevaron a Ed a emprender la conquista de todos los ochomiles. El libro no entrega mayores tips técnicos, pero cuenta que tipo de personas son l...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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