The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain: How Emme The Australian Terrier Changed My Life When I Needed It Most

by Rick Crandall, Josesph Cosgriff Narrated by Barry Abrams

Overview

The uplifting story of two unlikely mountaineers: a man in late middle age and a fearless pint-sized pup who, together, scale Colorado's highest peaks.



By the time life had finished hitting Rick Crandall from all sides, he was at the lowest point of his life, both personally and professionally. Depressed to find himself facing a mid-late-life age crisis and watching his finances crumble as the tech industry bubble burst, he hopes his future isn't headed downhill. It is at this critical juncture in their new marriage that his wife, Pamela, makes an astute and life-changing suggestion: "Let's get a dog."



So begins the story of Emme, a two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard trapped in the body of a five-pound Australian terrier puppy. Soon, Emme and Rick hit the hiking trails around Aspen, Colorado. While she is groomed to be a show dog, it's soon obvious that her heart is in the hills and with Rick, who decides to add more challenging hikes to the mix. Before long, they are scaling Colorado's "fourteeners," peaks with altitudes of over 14,000 feet. On one magical day, Emme climbs to the top of four "fourteeners," a quarter of the sixteen such peaks she will complete during her life without once being carried on a trail or on the rocks on the way to a summit.

Editorial Reviews

Sir Chris Bonington

I am hugely impressed by your ascents of the fourteeners and your approach to the book—never too late to find a new passion in life.

John Hickenlooper

An amazing journey. Congratulations. Your feat dwarfs others.

From the Publisher

An amazing journey. Congratulations. Your feat dwarfs others.”

—John Hickenlooper, former Colorado governor

“I am hugely impressed by your ascents of the fourteeners and your approach to the book—never too late to find a new passion in life.”

—Sir Chris Bonington, legendary mountaineer, author, lecturer, and still climbing in his 80s

"I enjoyed reading about Rick's adventures in the mountains with his best friend Emme. You should know that I love dogs. Not so crazy about men. But you don't have to love dogs or men to love this book and how it speaks to all of us."

—Richard Kind, actor

Product Details

BN ID:	2940172747946
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	10/15/2019
Edition description:	Unabridged

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