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This is an odd book. It’s an account of a year spent training in Nordic skiing, but it’s less about skiing then random other experiences during the year, some mundane and some life-changing. I am a fan of Bill McKibben’s writing, but this is probably my least favorite. Nevertheless, I really did enjoy the skiing parts.

Typo, page 159: “...an eight pound pack on their backs the entire way, to match the weight of the young kind.”

Typo, page 196: “And he’d made the rest of us endure, too, do some of our work.”

Typo, page 197: “Dinner was artic char baked in sesame seeds...”

Typo, page 106: “...athletic success and outrageous behavior had left his famous and rich.”