{"product_id":"salt-to-summit-a-vagabond-journey-from-death-valley-to-mount-whitney-paperback","title":"Salt to Summit: A Vagabond Journey from Death Valley to Mount Whitney - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the depths of Death Valley, Daniel Arnold set out to reach Mount Whitney in a way no road or trail could take him. Anything manmade or designed to make travel easy was out. With a backpack full of empty two-liter bottles, and the remotest corners of desert before him, he began his toughest test yet of physical and mental endurance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBadwater Basin sits 282 feet below sea level in Death Valley, the lowest and hottest place in the Western Hemisphere. Mount Whitney rises 14,505 feet above sea level, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Arnold spent seventeen days traveling a roundabout route from one to the other, traversing salt flats, scaling dunes, and sinking into slot canyons. Aside from bighorn sheep and a phantom mountain lion, his only companions were ghosts of the dreamers and misfits who first dared into this unknown territory. He walked in the footsteps of William Manly, who rescued the last of the forty-niners from the bottom of Death Valley; tracked John LeMoigne, a prospector who died in the sand with his burros; and relived the tales of Mary Austin, who learned the secret trails of the Shoshone Indians. This is their story too, as much as it is a history of salt and water and of the places they collide and disappear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuiding the reader up treacherous climbs and through burning sands, Arnold captures the dramatic landscapes as only he can with photographs to bring it all to life. From the salt to the summit, this is an epic journey across America's most legendary desert.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e began climbing the Pacific Rim volcanoes and basalt crags of his native Portland as a teenager and went on to climb throughout North and South America. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eRock + Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZYZZYVA\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e. His two books are \u003ci\u003eSalt to Summit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEarly Days in the Range of Light\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and climbs in Sonora, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785509384440,"sku":"9781582437507","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/D9eEKjHEa39781582437507.webp?v=1780437025","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/salt-to-summit-a-vagabond-journey-from-death-valley-to-mount-whitney-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}