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When the Nazis came to ship them off to death camps, however, many of the villagers went to heroic lengths to save their lives. Walking and pedaling through this history, Robert Cocuzzo is determined to learn the role his family played at the time.\u003ci\u003eThe Road to San Donato\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of fathers and sons, discovering lost \"cousins,\" valorous history, and the challenge and exhilaration of traveling by bicycle.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49519155773713,"sku":"GOR012193980","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49968851878161,"sku":"CIN1680512447VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031574712593,"sku":"CIN1680512447G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51046411108625,"sku":"NIN9781680512441","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1680512447.jpg?v=1751089376"},{"product_id":"tracking-the-wild-coomba-book-robert-cocuzzo-9781680510447","title":"Tracking the Wild Coomba","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Doug Coombs had a huge impact on my life; much of my overall approach to mountains comes from his example. I am so grateful that, thanks to author Rob Cocuzzo, I now have the complete story of what influenced one of my biggest heroes.\"\u003c\/i\u003e- Jeremy Jones, snowboarding legend\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"In the 1980s, I was lucky enough to be part of the Bozeman gang of ex-ski racers in one of the crucibles of the American steep skiing scene. Robert Cocuzzo accurately captures the amazing Doug and Emily Coombs that I knew then and the myriad of Coombs ski stories.\"\u003c\/i\u003e- Bruce Tremper, avalanche expert and author of \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mountaineersbooks.org\/Staying-Alive-in-Avalanche-Terrain-2nd-Edition-P512.aspx\"\u003eStaying Alive in Avalanche Terrain\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Doug Coombs was an inspiration to me and so many others on and off the mountain. Now, here is an insightful look at the life of a legend.\"\u003c\/i\u003e Jimmy Chin, climber-photographer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * A thrilling biography of renowned extreme skiing pioneer Doug Coombs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Arguably the greatest extreme skier to ever live, Doug Coombs pioneered hundreds of first descents down the biggest, steepest, most dangerous mountains in the world--from the Grand Teton \"Otter Body\" in Jackson Hole, to Mount Vinson, the highest point in Antarctica, to far-flung drops such as Wyatt Peak in Kyrgyzstan. He graced magazine covers, wowed moviegoers, became the face of top ski companies, and ascended as the king of big mountain extreme skiing. His place at the top was confirmed in 1991 when he won the very first World Extreme Ski Competition in Valdez, Alaska.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now, his story is told for the first time in Robert Cocuzzo's \u003ci\u003eTracking the Wild Coomba\u003c\/i\u003e. From the slopes of his childhood in New England; to the steep chutes of his early career in Montana and Wyoming; to the deep, avalanche-prone powder of his guiding years in Alaska; and, ultimately, to the terrifying terrain of the French Alps, Coombs's greatness was in how he skied. What most people didn't know was that Coombs skied so perfectly in part because he had no other choice--at the age of 16 he crashed off a jump in New Hampshire and broke his neck. Doctors said it was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed, and that another bad fall could kill him. Many believe it was this second chance that inspired the extraordinary life he led until his tragic death in 2006, the result of an attempted rescue of a fellow skier.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49565452599569,"sku":"GOR009017057","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031441051921,"sku":"CIN1680510444VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50450839339281,"sku":"CIN1680510444G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51155269353745,"sku":"GOR012116798","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52470242640145,"sku":"NIN9781680510447","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1680510444.jpg?v=1751410318"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-robert-cocuzzo.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}