Climbing for Causes: A Personal Story

By Nick B. Comande

Book Overview

Based on his day-by-day journals written on the highest peaks of five of the seven continents of the world, Nick Comande shares his personal observations, triumphs and tragedies while climbing some of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420807927
• ISBN13: 9781420807929
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Climbing for Causes

The title, Climbing for Causes, caught my attention, but I must say reading the tale of this firefighter humanitarian captured my heart. It replaced a belief in mankind, a belief that there is genuine good left in this world. There are people left that actually do amazing acts of kindness in an effort to bring attention to worthy causes, such as diabetes and cancer. The play by play of the mountain climbing of a man, with no prior experience but overloads of determination and passion, grasped my attention and interest - just as if I were climbing those mountains along side him. His icy details of the environment, the scarey and realistic aspects of harsh weather and nature is riveting. You find yourself cheering for him when he reaches a summit and also saddened when weather and illness take the accomplishment away. It is a true tale of mankind going up against the largest combatants in the world - fate, humanity itself and most of all Mother Nature. It is well worth your time to read and see how the tale plays out. You may find yourself a changed person for it - changed for the better.

A page turning adventure....

After browsing through a travel brochure Nick B Comande, a firefighter, from Racine,WI, decides on the spur of the moment to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro,in Tanzania, Africa. Without any formal training or experience he climbs the highest peaks on four of the seven continents. This is a very personal journal of an extraordinary human being! For Nick B Comande does not climb for the thrill of victory. While that element is there, the reason for his climbs is fundraising - to benefit charities such as the American Diabetes Association, The American Cancer Society and The Muscular Dystrophy Association. For every meter Nick climbs, someone back home has signed a monetary pledge. It's an adventure "of far away places with strange sounding names" ! As I read I found myself climbing beside him. Agonizing with him at his defeats and cheering him on with the thrill of victory! I could visualize the vast emptiness of Antarctica or the magnificent sunset near the top of Mt. Aconcagua on the border of Argentina and Chile. Climbing for causes is a page turner for any age. It would make a wonderful final reading for this hot summer July,28,2006