Peter Brown Hoffmeister

Peter "Pedro" Brown Hoffmeister is an American author, poet, and rock climber. His books include Too Shattered For Mending,[1] This Is The Part Where You Laugh,[2][3] The End of Boys,[4][5] Let Them Be Eaten By Bears – A Fearless Guide To Taking Our Kids into The Great Outdoors,[6] Graphic the Valley,[7] and Confessions of the Last Man On Earth Without A Cell Phone. He has also written for Climbing Magazine, Rock and Ice, Vice, Climbing.com, Gripped Magazine, Ampheta'Zine, and the Huffington Post. He was a 2006 recipient of the Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship for Fiction.[8] He has worked as a rock climbing and whitewater rafting guide, and currently teaches literature, outdoor pursuits, and survival in Eugene, Oregon.[9]

Works
  • The End of Boys, a memoir (Soft Skull Press, 2011)[10]
  • Let Them Be Eaten By Bears – A Fearless Guide To Taking Our Kids into The Great Outdoors (Penguin, 2013)[9]
  • Graphic the Valley (Simon & Schuster, Gallery Books,[11] Tyrus Books, 2013)[12][13]
  • This Is The Part Where You Laugh (Knopf, Random House, 2016)[14]
  • Too Shattered For Mending, (Knopf, Random House, 2017)[1]
  • Confessions of the Last Man On Earth Without A Cell Phone: Rants, Lists, And Worthless Opinions (Amazon, KDP, 2018)

Awards and recognition
  • Hoffmeister's novels have earned starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews,[15] Booklist,[16] Publishers Weekly,[17] School Library Journal, VOYA,[18] and The Bulletin.
  • His novel This Is The Part Where You Laugh was a School Library Journal Popular Pick,[19] selected for the "VOYA Perfect Tens 2016" year-end list,[20] and earned an American Library Association distinction for "Best Fiction For Young Adults."[21]

Rock climbing and outdoor athlete
  • Hoffmeister has more than 50 first ascents in Oregon.
  • He has written for Climbing Magazine, Rock & Ice, and Gripped.[22]
  • He is a sponsored outdoor athlete and ambassador for Ridgemont Outfitters[23] and Elevation Bouldering Gym.
Hoffmeister night bouldering in Central Oregon

Race against Hans Florine

On May 18, 2019, Hoffmeister raced professional rock climber and world-record holder for most El Capitan ascents Hans Florine in a NIAD ("Nose In A Day" – 3000 feet of rock climbing in one day). The race was titled "Super Local vs. Super Pro," and took place at The Columns, Skinner's Butte Park, in Eugene, Oregon. Both climbers were coming back from devastating injuries. Hoffmeister had the advantage of knowing all of the routes. Florine did not know the routes but is one of the greatest speed climbers of all time. Hoffmeister won the race, climbing 3000 feet, 64 routes, in 2:05:55. Florine clocked 2:27:05 .

Albums
  • "The Great American Afterlife" – with Mankind (Art/Sound Recordings, 2012)[24]

References

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  1. Too Shattered for Mending by Peter Brown Hoffmeister | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  2. This is the Part Where You Laugh by Peter Brown Hoffmeister | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
  3. "Teen novel set in Eugene embraces the tough side of life". OregonLive.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  4. Hard-Knock Life | Books | Portland Mercury
  5. Hoffmeister, Peter Brown (2011). The End of Boys. Soft Skull Press. ISBN 9781593764203.
  6. Hoffmeister, Peter Brown (2013). Let Them Be Eaten By Bears: A Fearless Guide To Taking Our Kids Into The Great Outdoors.
  7. Hoffmeister, Peter Brown (2013). Graphic the Valley.
  8. "Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship for Fiction", 2006, 2012
  9. A Conversation With Author Peter Hoffmeister – Eugene Daily News | Eugene Daily News
  10. 'Incognito' and 'The End of Boys' are hot off the presses | OregonLive.com
  11. Gallery Books page for Graphic The Valley. July 18, 2013. ISBN 9781440562037.
  12. Book Review: The Childhood of Jesus | Graphic the Valley | One-Hundred Philistine Foreskins – WSJ
  13. Fiction Book Review: Graphic the Valley by Peter Brown Hoffmeister. Tyrus (F+W Media, dist.), $24.95 (272p) ISBN 978-1-4405-6203-7
  14. "Hope finds way in new novel from Hoffmeister". The Register-Guard. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  15. THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU LAUGH by Peter Brown Hoffmeister | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. Noble, Barnes &. "Graphic the Valley". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  17. "Children's Book Review: This Is the Part Where You Laugh by Peter Brown Hoffmeister. Knopf, $17.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-553-53810-6". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  18. Hoffmeister, Peter Brown (May 17, 2016). This is the Part Where You Laugh. Knopf Books for Young Readers. ISBN 9780553538106.
  19. "SLJ's April 2016 Popular Picks". School Library Journal. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  20. "Perfect Tens List" (PDF).
  21. TCROSSLEY (January 25, 2017). "2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  22. "Dear Fat Crack: A Not-Quite Love Letter to the Wide". Climbing Magazine. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  23. "Peter Hoffmeister – Ridgemont Outfitters". ridgemontoutfitters.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  24. "Great American Afterlife", 2012
  25. Taking Kids Outdoors with Peter Brown Hoffmeister Decoded Parenting
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