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Boardman Tasker Prize
(November 21, 2011, Victoria BC)
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books is proud to announce that Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald has won the 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize. The Boardman Tasker prize is given to the author of an original work which has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature.
McDonald is the first Canadian to win this prestigious international literary award. Referred to as "one of the most important mountaineering books published in the English language for many years", Freedom Climbers also recently won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival.
Established in 1983, the annual £3,000 award commemorates the lives of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, two young British adventurers who perished while climbing Mt. Everest. The Boardman Tasker prize is given to the author of an original work that has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature.
In Freedom Climbers, Bernadette McDonald weaves a passionate tale of international adventure, politics, suffering, death and inspiration. At a time when Polish citizens were locked behind the Iron Curtain, these intrepid explorers found a way to travel the world in search of extreme adventure. From Alaska to Afghanistan, South America to Pakistan, they evolved into the toughest group of Himalayan climbers the world has ever known. Like Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, this group of alpinists fundamentally altered the landscape of international mountaineering.
The 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize was awarded on November 20 at the Kendal Mountain Festival in Kendal, England.
RMB | Rocky Mountain Books is proud to announce that Freedom Climbers by Bernadette McDonald has won the 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize. The Boardman Tasker prize is given to the author of an original work which has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature.
McDonald is the first Canadian to win this prestigious international literary award. Referred to as "one of the most important mountaineering books published in the English language for many years", Freedom Climbers also recently won the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival.
Established in 1983, the annual £3,000 award commemorates the lives of Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, two young British adventurers who perished while climbing Mt. Everest. The Boardman Tasker prize is given to the author of an original work that has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature.
In Freedom Climbers, Bernadette McDonald weaves a passionate tale of international adventure, politics, suffering, death and inspiration. At a time when Polish citizens were locked behind the Iron Curtain, these intrepid explorers found a way to travel the world in search of extreme adventure. From Alaska to Afghanistan, South America to Pakistan, they evolved into the toughest group of Himalayan climbers the world has ever known. Like Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, this group of alpinists fundamentally altered the landscape of international mountaineering.
The 2011 Boardman Tasker Prize was awarded on November 20 at the Kendal Mountain Festival in Kendal, England.
Submitted on September 14, 2011 in By David.
