Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Sonya - GoodreadsExcellent book. While I've read a lot of mountain climbing books, I had never heard of Arlene Blum until a former boss told me of her, met her at the Cosmos club in Dupont circle. She was an amazing ... Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Ron - GoodreadsBlum charged ahead in many fronts of her life; from women's rights, mountaineering, to scientific research, she really pushed the envelope. While the mountaineering portions do not achieve the ... Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Ruth - GoodreadsGreat adventure story of women breaking barriers in mountaineering. Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - jackie - GoodreadsArlene is a really amazing woman, and the sheer effort it took for her to do the stuff she did (as a biophysical chemist, as a woman, as a climber, as a mother) really doesn't seem to come across in ... Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Chung-yee - GoodreadsThe book discusses her climbing experiences in the early days of the women's movement; more openly about how her childhood experiences influenced her leadership and management skills in the high ... Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Kristy McCaffrey - GoodreadsArlene Blum tackled high-altitude mountaineering when women weren't doing such things. In her frustration at dealing with the male establishment and being pushed out of climbs simply because she was a ... Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Toesnorth's mom - GoodreadsMountain climbing, good Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Jovia Nierenberg - GoodreadsGripping, compelling, and honest. A story that I can really relate to. Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Twylah - Goodreadsi love this book, and i love her lifelong adventure ;) Read full review
Review: Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life
User Review - Jane - GoodreadsI enjoyed reading Arlene Blum's story, she is indeed a remarkable trailblazer in both her mountaineering life and her work in banning carcinogenic chemicals in children's sleepwear. Arlene was at the ... Read full review
