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Jon Bell

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Mansfield, Ohio

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http://onmounthood.com

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Outdoors & Nature, Travel, Nonfiction

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Edward Abbey, Bruce Barcott, Jon Krakauer, Tim Egan ...more

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An outdoor enthusiast and wordsmith, Jon Bell has been writing from his home base in the Portland, Oregon, area since the late 1990s. After growing up in Mansfield, Ohio, Jon got a bachelor's degree in history from Michigan State University, then traveled extensively across the American West before landing in Portland. His first published pieces were about some of his backpacking and climbing excursions in the Northwest, including countless weekends on Mount Hood. His work has appeared in Backpacker, The Oregonian, The Rowing News, Oregon Coast, and many other publications. He is also co-author of the climbing guidebook, Ozone, and a former president of the Ptarmigans Mountaineering Club. He lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, with his wife, two ...more

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Some great Mount Hood reading

Fans of Mount Hood and the written word have much to be thankful for with the release of three (that I know of) new books this year.

One’s from a true fan of TImberline Lodge who writes about how the lodge and the mountain have taught her valuable life lessons.

Another’s from a hardcore skier who’s skied from the summit of Mount Hood more than 300 times.

And the third is from a seasoned search-and-

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	On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak 3.74 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thing About Jetpacks by Jon Bell (Goodreads Author), Lukas Mathis 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali

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