A collection of excerpts of writing done during the month of November 2014 in celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) by Corvallis, Oregon area writers. Genres presented include science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, and even comics.

In the summer of 1870, Hazard Stevens and P. B. Van Trump set out to accomplish what no one had yet done: reach the summit of Mount Rainier.In this firsthand account, Stevens recounts their pioneering ascent of the massive Washington volcano, from the challenges of approaching the mountain to the difficult climb across glaciers, snowfields, and rugged terrain. With little knowledge of the route and none of the modern equipment available to today’s mountaineers, the two climbers fac...

In 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team set out on one of the most ambitious and perilous expeditions in the history of exploration: the race to reach the South Pole.In The Worst Journey in the World, expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard recounts the extraordinary story of Scott’s Terra Nova Expedition, from its preparations and scientific discoveries to its brutal struggle against the Antarctic wilderness. Drawing on his own experiences, Cherry-Garrard brings...