Thrill Seeker: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports
Thrill Seekers 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports Ann McCallum Staats Women of Power Chicago Review Press
To everyone who was ever my student you know who you are
Introduction What if you could Fly over trees and fields soaring through the air as if you were a bird Swim underwater past dozens of thousand-pound sharks Spin off a snow-covered jump rotating into a double flip and landing with perfect precision Unthinkable Impossible Not to the women in this book These are women whose determination grit and courage have propelled each of them into lives of extraordinary risks and rewards But what drives them What makes Faith Dickey bal ance on a narrow band of webbing thousands of feet in the air How does Kristin Knight Pace travel by dogsled through some of the coldest and most hostile wilderness on the planet Does Brittany Leavitt ever think twice before she scrambles up a near vertical rock face with nothing but her own strength to power her to the top The women in this book are not superhumans and they’re not fearless They experience doubts and are often uncomfort able even afraid The difference is that they have learned to vii
