Name: Ty Gagnes new book The Lion of Winter: Survival & Sacrifice on Mt Was
Start: 2024-12-03T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-03T20:00:00-05:00

Most of us have read Ty Gagnes previous books "*The Last Traverse*" and "*Where You'll Find Me*" both about hiking tragedies that took place in the NH White Mountains. And many of us saw him at our SELT Meetup where he talked about "The Last Travers" and when he told us his new book would be out by Christmas.

Well, his new book will be out in a few weeks and he'll be at Gibson's Bookstore (PIN below) in Concord, NH on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd at 6:30pm where he'll talk about this book of tragedy and survival in the NH White Mountains, ***[The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington](https://gibsonsbookstore.com/event/lions-of-winter)****[.](https://gibsonsbookstore.com/event/lions-of-winter)*

*On January 25, 1982, during a four-day search for two missing ice climbers on New Hampshire's Mount Washington in extreme weather conditions, Albert Dow, a member of the all-volunteer Mountain Rescue Service, became the first—and so far the only— member of a backcountry search and rescue team to be killed in the line of duty in the White Mountains. He was caught in an avalanche in terrain previously thought to present no risk. His teammate, Michael Hartrich, was injured in the accident.*

*In **The Lions of Winter**, author Ty Gagne describes the ordeal of the missing climbers, the selflessness and courage of the dedicated rescuers, the tragic circumstances surrounding the avalanche, and the heartbreak of the family, friends, and teammates of the fallen rescuer. Gagne also chronicles how this grueling event became a landmark of White Mountain history, ushering in a new era in the search and rescue community of New Hampshire.*

As with all of his books, it is written with cooperation and blessing from the subjects' families, and is not a voyeuristic peek into a tragedy but rather is a sensitive and thoughtful tribute to all the volunteers and professionals who willingly put themselves in harm’s way to save lives.

If you've seen him before you know he's a very engaging speaker and you get to hear some details that don't make it into his books. So if you're interested head on up and check this out! It is a small seating area and events like this get very crowded so get there early if you want a seat, and parking is tough in that area too. I'll see you there!

For more information on the event click **[here](https://gibsonsbookstore.com/event/lions-of-winter).** At this time they're not requiring that you register for this event, but that could change so check the site often. You can also pre-order the book by using that link.

If there's any interest we can head out afterward for a beverage.

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