From Colorado to the Karakoram by Casey GardnerAfter surviving the avalanche that buried her friend, Stella is invited to join an expedition to the Himalaya. Set in 1939, this book maps her journey into an unstable world on the brink of war, to the threshold of her dream to climb one of the worlds highest peaks. Throughout the book, images of dendritic forms, in leaves, rivers, maps, convey how paths branch into new directions with decisive turns. Questions arise in reconciling responsibility with