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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 12, 2012.

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Update #1 · Jun 12, 2012 · comment

Day 1 of this Kickstarter campaign has blown my expectations out of the water.  With 19 backers and 29 days to go, Spindrift has already reached 24% of it's goal!  Sincere thanks to each and every one of you who has pledged support and/or posted to social media outlets about this project.  Let's keep it up!

I've created a blog on Tumblr called The Spindrift Diaries and will be making daily postings there with photos of my father's climbs, excerpts from the manuscript, and funding status updates.

You can follow my blog here: http://spindriftdiaries.tumblr.com

Thank you again -- and keep spreading the word!

Laurel

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    9 backers

    Profound thanks for your support of SPINDRIFT!

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
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    12 backers

    A personally-addressed email of thanks for your support.

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2012
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    86 backers

    1 signed copy of the paperback + handwritten letter of thanks.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
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    9 backers

    2 signed copies of the paperback + a handwritten letter of thanks.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
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    38 backers

    1 signed copy of the hardback + handwritten letter of thanks.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
  • Pledge $100 or more

    13 backers Limited (12 of 25 left)

    2 signed copies of the hardback + exclusive access to audio recordings of portions of the manuscript in its developmental stages + a handwritten letter of thanks.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
  • Pledge $250 or more

    4 backers Limited (16 of 20 left)

    2 signed copies of the hardback + 2 Skype sessions in the course of the creative process + exclusive access to audio recordings of portions of the manuscript in its developmental stages + a handwritten letter of thanks.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
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    2 backers Limited (13 of 15 left)

    Personal acknowledgment in the book credits! + 2 signed copies of the hardback.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
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    2 backers Limited (3 of 5 left)

    Personal acknowledgment in the book credits! + 2 Skype sessions in the course of the creative process + an advanced copy of the manuscript + 2 signed copies of the hardback.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013
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    0 backers Limited (5 of 5 left)

    A signed, limited-edition print of the first ascent up Slipstream in December 1979, taken by world-renowned high-altitude mountaineer, Jim Elzinga! A BIT OF CLIMBING HISTORY: When Jim and his late climbing partner, John Lauchlan, reached the summit of Snow Dome in December of '79, they had the honor of naming the route. During the ascent, the two were constantly hit by spindrift avalanches released by fierce winds at the top of Snow Dome. Climbing through the spindrift felt like being caught in the slipstream of an airplane. And so, when they reached the top, they named the route "Slipstream."

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2012
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    0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)

    A signed, limited-edition print of the first ascent up Slipstream in December 1979, taken by world-renowned high-altitude mountaineer, Jim Elzinga! + personal acknowledgment in the book credits! + an advanced copy of the manuscript + 2 signed copies of the hardback.

    Estimated delivery: Dec 2013