Summary of Jean Muenchrath's If I Live Until Morning

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 I was in the Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine, California, after surviving five days in the mountains. I had surgery to remove the blood clots, necrotic tissue, and bone fragments in my left buttock. It took several weeks to drain the fluids from my wound.
#2 I was with a handful of students on a warm autumn day in 1979 when I met Ken, who was on a trip to Jacumba in the desert with the San Diego State University’s Recreation Club. He told me about his dream to ski the entire John Muir Trail during the winter.
#3 Bart was an experienced outdoorsman who wanted to ski from the southern end of the Sierras to Yosemite Valley. In 1928, he hiked into the Sierras and strategically placed his supplies. He then invited a famous mountaineer to accompany him. Clyde declined, so Bart went alone.
#4 I was attracted to Ken because he was a gifted athlete. I was also attracted to his sense of humor, his bravery, and his kindness. We were very compatible, and we often went on adventures together.

Sujets

• Sport d'hiver
• Skiing

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 21 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669356295
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Jean Muenchrath's If I Live Until Morning
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17 Insights from Chapter 18 Insights from Chapter 19 Insights from Chapter 20 Insights from Chapter 21 Insights from Chapter 22 Insights from Chapter 23 Insights from Chapter 24 Insights from Chapter 25 Insights from Chapter 26
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was in the Southern Inyo Hospital in Lone Pine, California, after surviving five days in the mountains. I had surgery to remove the blood clots, necrotic tissue, and bone fragments in my left buttock. It took several weeks to drain the fluids from my wound.

#2

I was with a handful of students on a warm autumn day in 1979 when I met Ken, who was on a trip to Jacumba in the desert with the San Diego State University’s Recreation Club. He told me about his dream to ski the entire John Muir Trail during the winter.

#3

Bart was an experienced outdoorsman who wanted to ski from the southern end of the Sierras to Yosemite Valley. In 1928, he hiked into the Sierras and strategically placed his supplies. He then invited a famous mountaineer to accompany him. Clyde declined, so Bart went alone.

#4

I was attracted to Ken because he was a gifted athlete. I was also attracted to his sense of humor, his bravery, and his kindness. We were very compatible, and we often went on adventures together.

#5

I had an internship at Glacier National Park in 1980, and I lived in a remote patrol cabin fifteen miles from the nearest road. My experience in Upper Park Creek was influenced by solitude, so much so that I counted each person I met on the trail.

#6

We had to prepare our food caches before starting our trip. We drove north on Highway 395, and each reserve needed to be strategically located: easy to retrieve and separated by one week’s skiing distance.

#7

We left another supply cache near Hutchinson Meadow. This involved skiing about twenty-four miles round-trip from North Lake over Piute Pass. We were forced to stop near Piute Lake when we encountered a blizzard. The wind howled and snow blew horizontally. We were unable to see the obstacle on top of the ridge, a massive cornice, because of the snowstorm.

#8

Bart was trying to cross the Great Divide between the Kings and Kern River Valleys, but he encountered a massive cornice hanging precariously over a gap on Harrison Pass. With ice creepers on his boots and his skis strapped to his belt, he looked over the edge in horror.

#9

We had planned to leave a supply drum with the managers at Tamarack Lodge, but the resort was closed. We went south on Highway 395, and when we reached Kearsarge Pass, we skied into a strong and steady wind. While I was standing at the summit, a forceful gust slammed into me.

#10

We were ready to go, but heavy spring rains in Yosemite National Park forced the park to close its entrance gates. Our trip was on hold again.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

My journey began a month later than planned. On April 14th, we flew from San Diego to Fresno on a small commercial airplane. We then took a Greyhound bus to Yosemite National Park. We were out of place, overdressed in turtlenecks, wool knickers, and ski boots, but we were committed to our undertaking.

#2

I was back in the wilderness, and I was happy to be there. The area was pristine, and I felt in sync with the rhythms of nature.

#3

We took time to be leisurely the next morning. We shook the nighttime frost off our tent and draped our sleeping bags over a thin nylon cord strung between two trees. While waiting for our gear to dry, we sat on a rock in the soothing warm sunlight and ate breakfast.