Northwest Passages: 'Into Thin Hair'

Chris Kopczynski – a mountaineer who has braved the highest peaks on all seven continents over the course of his life – said he was “scared to death.”

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Tue., Oct. 12, 2021

During a Northwest Passages Book Club event, "Into Thin Hair" author Chris Kopczynski has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review Outdoors editor Eli Francovich on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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During a Northwest Passages Book Club event, the crowd listens to "Into Thin Hair" author Chris Kopczynski have a conversation with The Spokesman-Review Outdoors editor Eli Francovich on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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"Into Thin Hair" by Spokane author and mountain climber Chris Kopczynski.

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During a Northwest Passages Book Club event, "Into Thin Hair" author Chris Kopczynski, right, has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review Outdoors editor Eli Francovich on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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During a Northwest Passages Book Club event, "Into Thin Hair" author Chris Kopczynski, right, has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review Outdoors editor Eli Francovich on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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During a Northwest Passages Book Club event, "Into Thin Hair" author Chris Kopczynski has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review Outdoors editor Eli Francovich, not pictured, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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During a Northwest Passages Book Club event, "Into Thin Hair" author Chris Kopczynski, right, has a conversation with The Spokesman-Review Outdoors editor Eli Francovich on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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The Spokesman-Review Editor Rob Curley welcomes back the crowd and the resumption of live Northwest Passages Book Club events before introducing "Into Thin Hair" author and mountain climber Chris Kopczynski on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at the Montvale Event Center.

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