WMG Virtual Bookclub: Rising by Sharon Wood - Sunday, May 17, 2020

The Basics:
Event Type: Social 
Event Location: Your House 
Date(s) & Time:   Sunday, May 17, 2020 07:30 PM  
Registration Cut Off:   Sunday, May 17, 2020 05:00 PM  
Event Duration: 1-2 hours 
Difficulty Rating:   D1 - See Conversion Chart  
Trip Coordinator(s):   Julie Morter
Sara Therrien
 

Participant Info:
Who's Invited:   Members & Guests, All Ages Welcome  
Attendee Screening:   Registration is First-Come/First-Serve
Maximum Group Size: 15
Maximum No. Guests: 5
Minimum Group Size: 4
Maximum No. Guests Per Member: 2
Number Registered So Far:   3 (View sign-ups, waiting list)
Are Dogs Permitted:   No

Itinerary:
This will be the first meeting to discuss a novel. The group selected Rising by Sharon Wood as the first novel.
This novel is written by a Canadian and covers lots of discussion on climbing, group dynamics and other topics of interest to mountain adventurers. Everyone should come with one question or topic of discussion for the group, from the book.
On May 20, 1986, high on Mount Everest, Sharon Wood was ready to give up. Snow plumes swirled off the summit ridge and spilled down the North Face, engulfing her. A four-hundred-foot high rock wall, the crux of the Hornbein Couloir, loomed above―impossible. Then Wood’s partner, Dwayne Congdon, handed her the end of the rope and said, “your lead.” Hours later, at the far too late hour of 9:00 p.m., Wood became the first North American woman to reach the summit, and the first woman in the world to do so via the difficult West Ridge. Their ascent of the West Ridge by a new variation, without Sherpa assistance, is an accomplishment that has never been repeated.
Next Month's book will be The End of the Rope by Jan Redford
Sara has graciously offered to use her paid zoom account to host, so there is no time limit and it is easier to break into small groups and have different views to enable discussion
Required Items to Bring:
One discussion topic for the group. Download Zoom (free) ahead of time

Cancellation/Partial Attendance:
Please review our participant responsibility guidelines!


Cancellation Policy
If a participant is unable to attend a paid course or trip, there will be no refund unless the participant finds a suitable replacement that is acceptable to the trip coordinator. Acceptable waiting list candidates will have priority. It will then be the participant's responsibility to recover funds from the replacement. If the coordinator cancels an event, participants get a refund (less any non-recoverable costs). Note that ACC National does not refund hut fees due to weather, delay, closures, or any other reasons. The Calgary Section of the ACC is a not for profit club and we only charge attendees what it costs us to provide courses or trips.

Trip Feedback
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Registration for this event closed on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at 05:00 PM.