Recompense: Streams, Summits and Reflections, by Brian Irwin, 2009. An interesting compilation of well-crafted personal and historical pieces on climbing, hiking, backcountry skiing and fishing. Settings for these essays include Katahdin, Mt. Washington, Alaska, the Andes, Patagonia and Washington state. The author is a family physician and search-and-rescue volunteer in the North Conway, NH area. 140 pp, 5 ¾” x 8 ¾.”
