Rock and Roses Reviews

December 9th, 2010

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  1. Jeanne Panek Says:
    3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    women climbers must read this!, December 28, 1999
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    This review is from: Rock and Roses (Paperback)

    Rock and Roses is amongst the “must reads” for female climbers and mountaineers. There are so few books available about climbing/mountaineering with women’s voices. This is one of the finest. It includes stories by women who were the first to push their own mental and physical limits and were very aware of the struggle (Rosie Andrews and Arlene Blum), as well as stories by women who took advantage of those open doors to push the grade (Alison Osius and Sibylle Hectell). The humor in many of these women, their ability to poke fun at themselves and at their goals, is a refreshing change from the male-dominated mountaineering literature.

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  2. Anonymous Says:
    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Rock & Roses 2nd Edition Review, June 14, 2000
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    Phil Watts (USA) –
    This review is from: Rock and Roses (Paperback)

    This collection of essays provides some entertaining reading from humor (The Scarfer’s Handbook by Alison Osius)and introspectives (Glimpses of Truth by Sally Moser), to history (Women On The Rocks …, by Ruth Mendenhall). On content the book rates many stars. The editing is another matter as the text is laced with typo and grammatical errors. I found the frequency of such problems to distract from the impact of the stories.

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