Bücher von Matt Artz

"Slim Roamer recently embarked on a cross-country road trip of indefinite length and with no set itinerary. His goals are two-fold: to find the best rock in the southwest, and to find himself. He has promised to provide us with occasional updates on his quest for climbing enlightenment. Printed here is the first installment of his journey." Max Armpet. "Mad" Joe Jiminez. Merve the Perve. Randolph the Indifferent Circus Midget. The Mouth. A rotating cast of characters punctuates the pungent poetry of this climbing road trip to enlightenment gone psychotic. Now pop open an ice cold one and let's get this over with...

I'm getting older. I'm slowing down. I can't do everything that I used to. And as the steamroller of old age continues its relentless advance, there's not much I can do about it. Except complain. And write. Many of the outdoor stories I've been writing over the last three or so years share a common theme: reflections on aging, and how it's changing my perspective on life and my relationship with the outdoors. And thus this little compilation was born. The road may end ahead, but there is still quite a distance left to travel...

From the wilds of Africa to local trails and boulders, the fourth installment in the A Life Outside series is the perfect companion for those unfortunate times when you can't do what you really want to do: get outside and enjoy the natural world. An American myth perpetuated in the Botswana wilderness. Wildlife in the wild, and even wilder wildlife in wild dreams. Interviews with rock climbing royalty. Bouldering. Bikes. Beer. Injuries. More Bouldering. More bikes. And more beer. Compassion. Love. Death. It's all here. In the end, A Life Outside 4 is about finding your place in the outdoors-the place that defines you, the place where you could spend your life, and the place where you could die.

Spice. The essence of a certain plant, and thus of a certain place, distilled down into some crumpled leaves or a fine powder. Flavor. A mixture of taste and smell that stimulates the senses and invokes feelings, memories, and a sense of place. Culture. The values, behaviors, and practices that define a group of people. One of the key things that define a culture is their foods. And their foods are defined by their spices.This book contains recipes for more than 150 spice blends from over 65 countries around the world. And because the ingredients used in some of the recipes may be unfamiliar to you or go by different names in different parts of the world, at the back of the book youÍll find an exhaustive index that cross references hundreds of names of various spices, herbs, and other ingredients.