Forget Me Not: A Memoir

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Forget Me Not: A Memoir

Forget Me Not: A Memoir

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In these pages are the journeys we all experience as humans, but especially climbers who want to have it all, the freedom of travel and climbing, as well as the foundation of a home and a family. after losing my own love to a climb two yrs ago I decided to read this to work through some feelings and it delivered.

In the tragic aftermath, with Anker grieving as much as the widowed Jennifer and her three fatherless children, the two adults fell in love. After Lowe died in 1999 during a Himalayan expedition with his friend Conrad Anker, she and Anker married, and he adopted the Lowe’s three children. While those on the outside may never understand this lifestyle, Jennifer shows what it means to love someone as they are, although she certainly wasn't always happy that he frequently spent months away from home. At the same time I sensed what it would be like to be married to a person so absorbed in a dangerous sport/hobby.She downplays her own abilities and talents, yet she appears to hold the resume of one hell of an accomplished climber as well as a talented and successful artist with a penchant for whimsical inspiration. There are parts of this book where you will feel the loneliness Jen feels as well as the times where you will smile along with the charactors in the story. I'm glad I read this book, not just for its lovely writing and thoughtful narrative, but also for the quiet memory of its resilience.

Maybe this is expected, though: it's easier to speak candidly about the distant past, less so about what's closer.By the same token, if you're big especially into reading about mountaineering, I'd recommend this book very highly. This book is well worth the read for any number of reasons: if you climb, if you know someone who climbs, if you know and can't understand someone who is the 12-cups-of-coffee-per-day-can't-sit-still-must-achieve-something type, if you love Bozeman, if you read any and all climbing books, or if you want to read a touching story of two strong people making their way through the world together. The dynamics of presenting their trip to the outside world (a necessary for sponsorship), rather than focusing on the core purpose of climbing itself, took away much of the joy of wilderness and nature and instead made it about performance and “me” culture.



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