2007-10-17 00:00:00, telemeister
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Last January, professional ski mountaineer Chris Davenport completed his epic quest to ski from the top of all 54 of Colorado’s fourteen- thousand-foot peaks in one year. This winter, Davenport’s coffee table book, Ski the 14ers, celebrates his achievement with stunning photography and captivating first-hand narrative highlights of his journey.
Ski the 14ers is a 152-page coffee table book featuring dramatic photography taken by a rotating cast of world-class photographers and athletes that joined Davenport on his climbs. The photography is paired with Davenport’s gripping descriptions of his most harrowing and memorable experiences on the quest, which included over 200,000 total vertical feet of climbing and skiing in conditions ranging from bluebird skies to subzero temperatures with 80 m.p.h. winds. The book includes photographs of each route Davenport skied, many of which he pioneered.
Publication/Ordering Info
Ski the 14ers
By Chris Davenport with Art Burrows
Capitol Peak Publishing
12” x 12.75” 152 pages hardcover matte finish 450_ full color photos
ISBN# 978-0-9792644-2-9
Available December 1, 2007 from www.wolverinepublishing.com
Advanced orders begin Oct. 15
Booktrade/Retail sales by Wolverine Publishing (970)-876-0268 beginning Nov. 1
About Chris Davenport:
Chris Davenport, 36, of Aspen Colorado, is considered one of the world's most accomplished big mountain skiers. A former alpine downhill racer, Davenport has won many freeskiing competitions including the 1996 and 2001 World Extreme Skiing Championships in Alaska. Davenport is a regular contributor to several ski publications, and has been featured in over twenty feature ski films. Davenport is also a TV reporter and color commentator for ESPN and ABC Sports. His sponsors include; Salomon, Aspen/ Snowmass, Red Bull, Smith, Black Diamond, Swix, Clif Bar, Backcountry Access, and Colorado Ski Country. For more information check out www.skithe14ers.com.
About Art Burrows:
Art Burrows, of Aspen, Colorado, was one of the original catalysts in the development of Telemark skiing in the U.S. In the creative world, he is known for innovating new benchmarks in design and is a recipient of three coveted Graphis Awards. Art was a key force within the group that forged the initial momentum for the birth of modern telemark skiing, and left his mark on early free-heel big mountain descents in the western U.S. and Canada.
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To those interested, you can now order Davenport's Ski the 14ers book from Wolverine Publishing! (www.wolverinepublishing.com/ski_14ers.html) =============================== Hello skiers, climbers, and friends, I hope every one of you is excited for the coming winter. I am thrilled to let you all know that a summer's worth of hard work on my coffee-table book has paid off and it is at the printer. "Ski The 14ers: A Visual Tribute To Colorado's 14,000-foot Peaks From The Eyes Of A Ski Mountaineer", from Capitol Peak Publishing, is a 152 page hard-cover book almost as large as the ski project itself. Over 400 color photos from eight different photographers and plenty of exciting writing grace the over-sized pages of the book. I am very proud of how it turned out and am sure that many of you will find it a strong motivator to get out into the mountains and climb and ski your hearts out. I am honored that Lou Dawson has lent his intimate knowledge of the peaks to the book with a wonderful forward on the history of ski mountaineering in Colorado. "Ski The 14ers" will be ready to ship in early December, but is available now for advanced orders from www.wolverinepublishing.com/ski_14ers.html The book is $49.95 plus shipping and is only available from Wolverine Publishing until 2008, when it will be widely available in stores. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (www.cfi.org) and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (www.avalanche.state.co.us) I hope this book is as inspiring to you as these mountains have been for me, and may the snows fall deep in your zone this winter. Kindest Regards, Chris Davenport
To those interested, you can now order Davenport's Ski the 14ers book from Wolverine Publishing! (www.wolverinepublishing.com/ski_14ers.html) =============================== Hello skiers, climbers, and friends, I hope every one of you is excited for the coming winter. I am thrilled to let you all know that a summer's worth of hard work on my coffee-table book has paid off and it is at the printer. "Ski The 14ers: A Visual Tribute To Colorado's 14,000-foot Peaks From The Eyes Of A Ski Mountaineer", from Capitol Peak Publishing, is a 152 page hard-cover book almost as large as the ski project itself. Over 400 color photos from eight different photographers and plenty of exciting writing grace the over-sized pages of the book. I am very proud of how it turned out and am sure that many of you will find it a strong motivator to get out into the mountains and climb and ski your hearts out. I am honored that Lou Dawson has lent his intimate knowledge of the peaks to the book with a wonderful forward on the history of ski mountaineering in Colorado. "Ski The 14ers" will be ready to ship in early December, but is available now for advanced orders from www.wolverinepublishing.com/ski_14ers.html The book is $49.95 plus shipping and is only available from Wolverine Publishing until 2008, when it will be widely available in stores. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (www.cfi.org) and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (www.avalanche.state.co.us) I hope this book is as inspiring to you as these mountains have been for me, and may the snows fall deep in your zone this winter. Kindest Regards, Chris Davenport
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This guy is awesome. That is such a huge effort and a truely elite feat in my book.
This guy is awesome. That is such a huge effort and a truely elite feat in my book.
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