Set In Motion Press: Glaciers and Pilgrims, Avalanche Safety Book III

Casey Gardner

Glaciers and Pilgrims is set in the spring of 1939, an era of accelerating global conflict. Stella has joined an expedition to climb a mountain called Hidden Peak in the Karakoram Range of the Himalaya.

To reach the base of Hidden Peak the expedition must travel hundreds of miles on foot through the valleys of Kashmir and up the Baltoro Glacier. Maps, historical and scientific research provide context for the story. This book considers the nature of a glacier with its ageless layers of slow-moving ice and debris and its perilous crevasses. The Pilgrims’ tales explore the dynamic relationship of human nature and forces of nature.

Traveling through such terrain is akin to a pilgrimage with each expedition member having a tale: The Healer’s tale, The Climber’s Tale, the Sherpa’s Tale, The Cartographer’s Tale, The Porter’s Tale, The Leader’s Tale and finally, The Glacier’s Tale. Each asks the question, what have I come here for?

Letterpress printed on a Vandercook 4 cylinder press with photo polymer plates.
Hand-sewn folios bound on three folding panels of book board.

Papers used are 175 gsm Somerset text, a mouldmade cotton produced in St. Cuthbert’s Mill in the United Kingdom, 300gsm Moulin du Gué, made of cotton and flax, produced in the Rhône-Alpes region of France, Colorplan, and Lettra Text.
The book cloth is Duo, which is rayon with acid-free paper backing. Sewn with linen thread.