Books by Louis “Lou” Dawson
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Lou Dawson’s memoir, Avalanche Dreams, is a sure head-turner. Covering Lou’s life-arc in the Colorado and Wyoming mountains, and culminating on the summit of Alaska’s Denali, this book is not only a coming-of-age story, but a radical telling of the struggle for meaning in the world of extreme alpinism.
Follow Lou’s journey, from the walls of El Capitan, to the 14,000-foot peaks of Colorado, and into the folds of the heart.
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Light Tours of Colorado guidebook covers moderate backcountry ski tours with minimal avalanche danger, as well as resort uphilling.
Shop for Light Tours of Colorado — 2nd edition
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Memoir by Louis Dawson, Avalanche Dreams
Light Tours of Colorado, safer adventure in the backcountry.
First book to cover skiing the 14,000 foot peaks of Colorado. Historic.
2nd book to cover skiing the 14,000 foot peaks of Colorado.
Dawson Guide Colorado Backcountry Skiing. Out of print. This was the 2nd edition of Colorado High Routes.
Wild Snow is Louis Dawson's signature work, covers the history of North American ski mountaineering and backcountry skiing.
10th Mountain Huts guidebook is out of print, published in 3 editions.
Lou's first book, long out of print. Collector's item if you can find one.
