“Come walk the ice at the top of the continent with Christopher White, before it’s all gone. He’s the best kind of company on the trail and will guide you to breathtaking terrain, fascinating ecologies, and a glimpse of the future that demands your urgent attention.”

“The Melting World is both a hymn of praise and a requiem for the passing beauty of alpine snowfields. In the tradition of John McPhee and Norman Maclean, Christopher White chronicles the men and women racing against climate change to understand the mysteries of the frozen world, even as it inexorably disappears from view. Rich in vivid detail and lovely prose, White’s gorgeous and heartbreaking book will appeal to adventurers and scientists and anyone else who cares for our beloved planet.”

“The Melting World is a beautifully and intelligently written story of the slow demise of just a fraction of the Earth’s glaciers in Glacier National Park Montana. The impacts of their disappearance may only eventually be felt by a few, but globally, the loss of glaciers and the rivers that are born from them will be felt by millions who rely on the water, for survival and irrigation. This book is a reminder that we need to make changes in how we treat our planet, before it’s too late.”

“There’s a sad and frightening irony in Glacier National Park’s rapid path to losing its eponymous ice. Chris White explores this changing world with eloquence and remarkable depth, so that we’re moved by his love and our loss.”