Ebook {Epub PDF} Go Find: My Journey to Find the Lost—and Myself by Susan Purvis

Through her extreme and arduous adventures (professional as well as personal, literal as well as metaphorical), Purvis seeks to find purpose, love, and meaning. She brings readers along for the always-surprising trek with her vivid and intense prose. Prepare to be moved, enthralled, and inspired. Go Find is truly a rare and special find!”. A glimpse into the adventurous and dangerous world of search and rescue, and one woman’s determination to overcome the odds with her canine at her side. Together, they find bodies buried in avalanches, drowned in the water, lost in the woods or murdered. Susan’s story puts the reader behind the scenes in Colorado’s male-dominated, often misogynistic outdoor industry. “Go Find is a stunning, fascinating journey of a tenacious woman bravely making her way in the brutal, unforgiving world of high-altitude search and rescue and joins one of the few elite high-altitude volunteer dog teams in the US. As Susan Purvis and her equally strong-minded dog Tasha pursue the training and certifications necessary, Purvis finds out that the ‘lost’ includes herself and that while forging the .

Go Find is a roller coaster ride carrying the reader on Susan Purvis's quest to train an avalanche dog to save lives. She candidly admits she had no idea how to teach Tasha, a strong-willed black Lab puppy, and her errors often result in hilarious consequences. "Go Find: My Journey to Find the Lost - and Myself" Yep, and never get found - unless, of course, you're in a situation like those in "Go Find" by Susan Purvis, and you're 10 feet below snowline. More:The Bookworm: Instant news, online reactions and the 'other side. Excellent! I enjoyed reading GO FIND from the first page. It was fun to "watch" Tasha grow up through Sue's words. Any lab owner can relate to the struggles and may be in awe as to what one little black lab, with the right dedicated owner, can accomplish.

Susan Purvis’ debut memoir is an eye-opening look at what it means to surrender to a calling -- even when that calling means personal danger, hardship, and loss. This fast-paced and often pulse-pounding story pushes readers onto snow-covered mountains, under frigid waters, and straight into Purvis’ heart as she struggles to rescue the fallen and herself. Through her extreme and arduous adventures (professional as well as personal, literal as well as metaphorical), Purvis seeks to find purpose, love, and meaning. She brings readers along for the always-surprising trek with her vivid and intense prose. Prepare to be moved, enthralled, and inspired. Go Find is truly a rare and special find!”. Susan Purvis, owner of Crested Butte Outdoors International, has taught wilderness medicine to everyone from the Secret Service to Sherpa guides in Nepal. Purvis and her search-and-rescue dog, Tasha, whom she trained to save lives on the most avalanche-prone slopes in Colorado, launched dozens of rescue missions and received Congressional Recognition for their role in avalanche search and rescue.