Free Book (Kindle) - Crossing The Gates of Alaska [No Longer Free]

koland · 01-28-2010, 11:00 PM

Crossing The Gates of Alaska, by Dave Metz

Book Description
The snow forms the beginning of a near vertical chute that falls at least a thousand feet. My feet, shaking, manage to hug the thin edge of solid rock. I feel my heart creep to my throat and warm sweat drip down my back, defying the subzero Arctic air. Somehow I reach a plateau and think the worst is behind me. I couldn't be more wrong.

This is the story of Dave Metz's death-defying, breathtaking, and passionate journey through the Arctic outback. Driven by his lifetime reverence for the outdoors, Dave, with the help of his two beloved Airedale terrier dogs, embarks on a three-month epic of survival and astonishing determination that rivals the most daring world-class explorations.

I find myself on a gigantic trench hemmed in on both sides by peaks that look like ice-daggers from another world. The idea that I'm at the mercy of the wild sinks in. . .and I desperately want out of this endless, icebound maze.

Skiing up frozen rivers, enduring bitter nights at twenty below zero, and staggering across vast reaches of barren tundra and scrub woodlands, Metz's unprecedented 600-mile trek took him to the remotest regions of the untamed North. In frightening and stunning detail, he shows us an unwavering spirit and a compelling sense of adventure that can only be satisfied when truly free. . .

lene1949 · 01-29-2010, 03:32 AM

This sounds like a great FREE book, and I'm happy to pay my $2 for it... I haven't got my kindle, yet, but it'll be downloaded to my kindle on Feb 1.. My Kindle will be here on Monday, as it's already in Brisbane and has cleared customs.

koland · 01-29-2010, 10:21 AM

Lene,

Congratulations on the new reader - you will love it. If you want to read your free book before it arrives, you can download the Kindle for PC app.

Dr. Drib · 01-29-2010, 10:24 AM

Got it - well, pre-ordered it.

It will be delivered Feb. 1.

Thanks for the info on this one.

Don

koland · 01-29-2010, 08:18 PM

Price on this one has gone back up - no longer free.

01-28-2010, 11:00 PM	#1
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Free Book (Kindle) - Crossing The Gates of Alaska [No Longer Free] Crossing The Gates of Alaska, by Dave Metz Book Description The snow forms the beginning of a near vertical chute that falls at least a thousand feet. My feet, shaking, manage to hug the thin edge of solid rock. I feel my heart creep to my throat and warm sweat drip down my back, defying the subzero Arctic air. Somehow I reach a plateau and think the worst is behind me. I couldn't be more wrong. This is the story of Dave Metz's death-defying, breathtaking, and passionate journey through the Arctic outback. Driven by his lifetime reverence for the outdoors, Dave, with the help of his two beloved Airedale terrier dogs, embarks on a three-month epic of survival and astonishing determination that rivals the most daring world-class explorations. I find myself on a gigantic trench hemmed in on both sides by peaks that look like ice-daggers from another world. The idea that I'm at the mercy of the wild sinks in. . .and I desperately want out of this endless, icebound maze. Skiing up frozen rivers, enduring bitter nights at twenty below zero, and staggering across vast reaches of barren tundra and scrub woodlands, Metz's unprecedented 600-mile trek took him to the remotest regions of the untamed North. In frightening and stunning detail, he shows us an unwavering spirit and a compelling sense of adventure that can only be satisfied when truly free. . . Last edited by Dr. Drib; 02-01-2010 at 07:42 AM.

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01-29-2010, 03:32 AM	#2
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	This sounds like a great FREE book, and I'm happy to pay my $2 for it... I haven't got my kindle, yet, but it'll be downloaded to my kindle on Feb 1.. My Kindle will be here on Monday, as it's already in Brisbane and has cleared customs.

01-29-2010, 10:21 AM	#3
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Lene, Congratulations on the new reader - you will love it. If you want to read your free book before it arrives, you can download the Kindle for PC app.

01-29-2010, 10:24 AM	#4
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,223 Karma: 58706883 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Got it - well, pre-ordered it. It will be delivered Feb. 1. Thanks for the info on this one. Don

01-29-2010, 08:18 PM	#5
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Price on this one has gone back up - no longer free.

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