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Wrestling with a mountain: surrounded by loneliness, life lessons come clear

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A 45-year-old woman recalls the challenges that she faced while making a successful ascent of Alaska's Mt McKinley when she was 32. Although she had trained 10 months for the climb, she was surprised at how at how difficult the four-week adventure was, both physically and emotionally.

Author: Ayvazian, Andrea
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1997
Psychological aspects, Column

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Twenty minutes on top

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The sole woman member of a climbing team describes an ascent to the top of Mount Rainier, the second highest peak in the contiguous US. Completion of the challenging and difficult climb was a source of great personal satisfaction.

Author: Sensel, Joni
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1992
Study and teaching, Recreation, Mountaineers, Mount Rainier

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Great reception

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A soccer ball can be trapped with any part of the body except the hands or arms. Drills for improving receiving skills are presented.

Author: Sensel, Joni
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Women's Sports and Fitness
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 1099-6079
Year: 1992
Methods, Women's soccer

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Mountaineering, Women mountaineers
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