Touch the Sky

by Tess Burrows

The peace activist and founder of Climb for Tibet attempts a peace climb to the top of Kilimanjaro For Tess Burrows climbing to the Roof of Africa was to be the final step to fulfill her dream. This gutsy and compassionate grandmother has spent more than a decade pushing herself to incredible limits. She has climbed the world’s highest summits and trekked to both the North and South Poles to call out the thousands of peace messages she’s collected from every nation on earth. On this latest journey, share in Tess’s experiences of the vibrancy and colors of Africa and its people. Be with her on the profound challenges of the climb. A climb where as a metaphor for people to pull together, she attempts to pull a tire packed with peace messages up the famed summit of Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro. Is passion alone enough to make something happen?

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2015

Reviews

[Eye Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone wanting to know the difference between the words “childish” and “childlike”, read this book. Tess’s love of life, of humanity, of our precious planet shines through on every page of this extraordinary book. Anyone can say they wish for peace (I hope they do) but how many people ever do anything tangible to promote these wishes? The cynic might question the point, even the sanity, of pushing oneself to the limits of physical endurance in the name of peace, but it is a powerful image: a 60 plus grandmother pulling a tyre packed with peace messages up a mountain that would make the average twenty-year-old puff like a good ‘un.
A cracking story, written in the most accessible style that makes you reflect, and resolve to banish all but positive thoughts from one’s mind.
Highly recommended to anyone who has ever felt passionate about… anything!