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Mountain to Mountain

A Journey of Adventure and Activism for the Women of Afghanistan

by Shannon Galpin
Emily Woo Zeller
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Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some, it's taking a weekend to volunteer, but for Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit, and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for women and girls. Focusing on the war-torn country of Afghanistan, Galpin and her organization, Mountain2Mountain, have touched the lives of hundreds of men, women, and children.


In her lyrical and honest memoir, Galpin describes her first forays into fundraising, her deep desire to help women and girls halfway across the world, and her love for adventure and sports. During her numerous trips to Afghanistan, Shannon reaches out to politicians and journalists, as well as everyday Afghans, to cross a cultural divide and find common ground. She narrates harrowing encounters, exhilarating bike rides, humorous episodes, and the heartbreak inherent in a country that is still recovering from decades of war and occupation.

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  • Release date

    September 16, 2014

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781494523930
      • File size: 278827 KB
      • Duration: 09:40:53

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Shannon Galpin is earnest about her work in Afghanistan with nonprofits aimed at improving the lives of women and girls, but she also finds joyful release when riding her motorcycle or mountain bike across the country. Emily Woo Zeller recounts Galpin's two endeavors in her lovely clear voice, which wears an audible grin when Galpin goes flying down the hill with her hair in a scarf and wearing long pants--girls don't ride bikes here. Zeller's sensitivity is perceptible as Galpin describes being raped in Minneapolis as a teenager and chafing at the injustice of being criticized for leaving her daughter behind to work in a dangerous country when a father would be excused or even heralded. Zeller zips over the Afghani names without hesitation as well as renders the astonishing beauty of the landscape. A.B. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

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