Joanna Croston
@2steep.bsky.social
Director - Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival
👉 author
👉 skier, climber, cyclist, canoeist
👉 all things mountain
📖 Mountaineering Women available now from a bookstore near you!
👉 author
👉 skier, climber, cyclist, canoeist
👉 all things mountain
📖 Mountaineering Women available now from a bookstore near you!
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Joanna Croston
@2steep.bsky.social
· Apr 2
Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston | Penguin Random House Canada
A celebration, in thrilling text and stunning photographs, of twenty of the most daring women mountaineers from around the globe.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca
There’s now a Canadian link to pre-order my book Mountaineering Women! Please share with your friends! www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/807526...
Nice review of my book in The Scotsman…
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Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston review
When female mountaineers refer to hostile conditions, it might not be just the rockface they are talking about, writes Roger Cox
www.scotsman.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Nice review of my book in The Scotsman…
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Check out the new Banff@Altitude podcast! Some of the best interviews from past Banff Mountain Film & Book Festivals. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...
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BANFF @Altitude
Arts Podcast · Updated Weekly · The Banff Centre Mountain film and Book Festival is world renowned for bringing the top adventurers from around the world to celebrate mountain culture and share their ...
podcasts.apple.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Check out the new Banff@Altitude podcast! Some of the best interviews from past Banff Mountain Film & Book Festivals. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/b...
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Thanks @summitjournal.bsky.social for publishing an excerpt from my new book in your online newsletter! www.summitjournal.com/blogs/scree/...
Wanda Rutkiewicz and Her Obsession with K2
The following chapter is excerpted from Mountaineering Women: Climbing Through History, by Joanna Croston (2025). Published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, London, www.thamesandhudsonusa.com. All rights r...
www.summitjournal.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Thanks @summitjournal.bsky.social for publishing an excerpt from my new book in your online newsletter! www.summitjournal.com/blogs/scree/...
US friends! Shameless plug for my book. Barnes & Noble is running a special pre-order campaign for Rewards members July 8-July 11.
The Rewards membership is free and = 25% off my book if you pre-order during this time. Premium members = additional 10% off.
Use code PREORDER25 at checkout
The Rewards membership is free and = 25% off my book if you pre-order during this time. Premium members = additional 10% off.
Use code PREORDER25 at checkout
July 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
US friends! Shameless plug for my book. Barnes & Noble is running a special pre-order campaign for Rewards members July 8-July 11.
The Rewards membership is free and = 25% off my book if you pre-order during this time. Premium members = additional 10% off.
Use code PREORDER25 at checkout
The Rewards membership is free and = 25% off my book if you pre-order during this time. Premium members = additional 10% off.
Use code PREORDER25 at checkout
Finally got to see my Piolets d’Or report in Gripped magazine. @gripped.bsky.social .
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June 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Finally got to see my Piolets d’Or report in Gripped magazine. @gripped.bsky.social .
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Today is the 50th anniversary of Junko Tabei’s monumental first ascent of Chomolungma. A transformational moment for women in climbing history!
May 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of Junko Tabei’s monumental first ascent of Chomolungma. A transformational moment for women in climbing history!
Mountain writers! Still a few weeks to apply for Banff Centre’s Mountain Writers Intensive. A three week residency this fall with renowned faculty Kate Harris & Helen Mort. www.banffcentre.ca/programs/mou...
Mountain Writers Intensive 2025
Mountain Writers Intensive is a three-week residency for writers working in any genre on mountain narratives, environmental journalism, or stories of adventure.
www.banffcentre.ca
May 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mountain writers! Still a few weeks to apply for Banff Centre’s Mountain Writers Intensive. A three week residency this fall with renowned faculty Kate Harris & Helen Mort. www.banffcentre.ca/programs/mou...
There’s now a Canadian link to pre-order my book Mountaineering Women! Please share with your friends! www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/807526...
Mountaineering Women by Joanna Croston | Penguin Random House Canada
A celebration, in thrilling text and stunning photographs, of twenty of the most daring women mountaineers from around the globe.
www.penguinrandomhouse.ca
April 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There’s now a Canadian link to pre-order my book Mountaineering Women! Please share with your friends! www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/807526...
Happy International Women’s Day! Excited to announce my book will be released in North America and the UK this fall!
March 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Happy International Women’s Day! Excited to announce my book will be released in North America and the UK this fall!
It’s Freedom to Read week in Canada! An important reminder to celebrate the intellectual freedom we have in this country, especially relevant now I think…
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Welcome to Freedom to Read - Freedom to Read
Freedom of expression is a fundamental right of all Canadians, and freedom to read is part of that precious heritage.
www.freedomtoread.ca
February 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It’s Freedom to Read week in Canada! An important reminder to celebrate the intellectual freedom we have in this country, especially relevant now I think…
#freedomtoread
www.freedomtoread.ca
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Thanks for hanging with me Vancouver! Now back to the snowy Rockies and spring denial.
February 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Thanks for hanging with me Vancouver! Now back to the snowy Rockies and spring denial.
Love wins every time!
February 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Love wins every time!
Reposted by Joanna Croston
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science – let’s acknowledge and celebrate the vital role & contributions of women and girls in #STEM
#science #technology, #engineering #mathematics
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February 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science – let’s acknowledge and celebrate the vital role & contributions of women and girls in #STEM
#science #technology, #engineering #mathematics
#science #technology, #engineering #mathematics
Reposted by Joanna Croston
Gyalo Thondup, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and a political operator in Tibet and the greater region, has died, the Dalai Lama’s office confirmed. He was 97.
Gyalo Thondup, Political Operator and Brother of the Dalai Lama, Dies at 97
Mr. Thondup’s influence in Tibet has been seen as second only to his younger brother, Tenzin Gyatso, the exiled head of Tibetan Buddhism, whom he spent decades trying to help return to their homeland.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Gyalo Thondup, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and a political operator in Tibet and the greater region, has died, the Dalai Lama’s office confirmed. He was 97.
Heads up mountain, adventure travel and environmental writers! Banff Mountain Book Comp opens next week! www.banffcentre.ca/film-fest/co...
#mountainliterature
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Mountain Book Competition
The 2025 Banff Mountain Book Competition to open February 12
www.banffcentre.ca
February 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Heads up mountain, adventure travel and environmental writers! Banff Mountain Book Comp opens next week! www.banffcentre.ca/film-fest/co...
#mountainliterature
#outdoorwriters
#adventuretravel
#mountainliterature
#outdoorwriters
#adventuretravel