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Below Another Sky (Hardcover)

by Rick Ridgeway (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc; Tion edition (21 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 080506284X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805062847
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.3 x 3.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 587,678 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Conbining gripping adventure writing with intimate memoir, Rick Ridgeway takes readers to the mysterious mountain domain of Tibet, and onto the remote corners of his past. Twenty years ago, in the wake of a massive and terrifying avalanche, Ridgeway cradled his dying friend Jonathan in his arms and pledged to keep watch over Jonathan's infant daughter Asia. Now Asia is a vibrant, headstrong young woman; hoping to help her connect with the father she never knew, Ridgeaway takes her to the Himalayas Jonathan so cherished. Together they search for the place where he died. Their trek through remote and forbidding terrain - under constant threat from lethal storms and jumpy Chinese military patrols - is a fitting backdrop for the precarious emotional journey that Ridgeway and Asia share, as they venture into alien landscapes of memory and self-discovery. Ultimately, the truths they both seek are revealed, not in the images of life long gone but in the bright promise of future possibility. In a stunning conclusion on a treacherous and wind-battered mountain face, both Ridgeway and his dead friend's daughter finally embrace the deepest realities of death and life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reflections, 11 Oct 2002
In 1980 Rick Ridgeway's close friend, Johnathon Wright dies in his arms after they are both swept down a remote Tibetan mountain in an avalanche. Nineteen years later Rick takes Johnathon's daughter (now 20 years old) on a trip to Tibet to find her father's grave.
In going on this trip Rick Ridgeway goes through a series of mid-life reflections on his life and the nature of adventure. He recounts many of his earlier trips in the book, weaving them logically into the narrative of this journey.

The book is well written and takes the reader effortlessly into the wild landscapes and dangerous situations that have been the key part of Ridgeway's life.
It also sensitively describes the relationship between Ridgeway and Asia (Johnathon's daughter), Asia's growing understanding of the person her father was and finally the emotional trauma of finding his grave.
It is by far the best book written by Ridgeway and in places is a beautiful evocation of a life spent chasing the dream of adventure.

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