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Through the seventies and into the mid-eighties, a cohort of young climbers challenged the siege mentality of their seniors on high mountains in the Greater Ranges with fast moving, lightweight expeditions run on a shoestring. Brian Hall was one of them and, in High Risk, he describes their daring adventures and the counterculture they lived within, their rivalries and relationships, and the terrible price many of them paid.

Akademikere i aksjon?! er en ny serie med nettarrangementer og podkaster som utforsker forholdet mellom akademia og klimaaktivisme i Norges særegne petrostatskontekst. Hver måned inviterer vi forskere, studenter og aktivister til samtaler om hvordan akademisk kunnskap, personlig motivasjon og samfunnsengasjement møtes i kampen for en rettferdig klimaframtid. De digitale arrangementene er åpne for alle akademikere i Norge og gir rom for dialog og utveksling på tvers av faggrenser. Opptakene fra møtene publiseres som podkast, slik at innsikten også er tilgjengelig for dem som ikke kan ...

In this important and timely audiobook, scientists from a broad range of disciplines detail their personal responses to climate change and the ecological crises that led them to form Scientists for XR and work tirelessly within it. Whether their inspiration comes from education or activism, family ties or the work environment, the scientists writing here record what drives them, what non-violent direct action looks like to them, what led them to become interested in the environmental crisis that threatens us all and what they see as the future of life on Earth.

Brought to you by Penguin. Across the planet, the futures of young people hang in the balance as they face the harsh realities of the environmental crisis. This urgent book chronicles the lives of the diverse young people on the frontlines of the environmental crisis around the world, amplifying...