Introductions

[Shae]

Morning! Was out looking around for challenges for 2023 and ran across this one. I am opting to shoot for Mount Blanc (24). I don't have a ton of books on my bookshelf at home, but this will help me to clear them off.
I also participate in a couple of book chats per month with friends and have signed up for one called Read Around the USA.
Good luck everyone!

[Lauren]

Hello! A friend guided me here. I have an Olympus sized book mountain, but for my first try I think Mount Blanc is probably more realistic since I read in bed on my Kindle a lot these days. Thanks so much for having me!

[Bev]

Susan wrote: "Hi, folks, I’m Susan, and I’d love to read some of the wonderful books I’ve been stashing on my shelves. I’ll also work on listening to my backlogged audiobooks. I’m going to aim at Mount Vancouver..."

Hi, Susan! Welcome to this year's climb!

[Bev]

July wrote: "2023 TBR! I'm coming back for more! I have over 70 books on my library "wish list," so this year's goal is to get through 52 books. No list or order this year. Pick up what I can off the list and r..."

So glad you'll be climbing with me again!

[Bev]

Liz wrote: "Hey, I’m Liz! Back for the first time since 2019, when I completed Mount Vancouver. Going for Pike’s Peak this time. :)"

Welcome back, Liz! Glad you found your way back to the mountains.

[Bev]

Shae wrote: "Morning! Was out looking around for challenges for 2023 and ran across this one. I am opting to shoot for Mount Blanc (24). I don't have a ton of books on my bookshelf at home, but this will help m..."
Welcome, Shae! So glad you found us.

[Bev]

Lauren wrote: "Hello! A friend guided me here. I have an Olympus sized book mountain, but for my first try I think Mount Blanc is probably more realistic since I read in bed on my Kindle a lot these days. Thanks ..."

Hello, Lauren! Good luck with your first climb!

[Lindsay]

Hello!
My first year doing this challenge and I am very excited for it. My goal for 2023 is to read as many of my physical TBR books as possible, many have been on my shelves for WAY too long. I am trying to not add more books to the collection, which is virtually impossible for me. I also get super distracted with Libby books and library books and audiobooks etc :-) Really, I can never have too many books but I don't have enough shelves for them all. My goal is to reach Mt. Kilimanjaro, but hoping to make it past that as well. I look forward to seeing what everyone is reading. Happy climbing!!!!

[Sam]

Welcome Lindsay!

I am Sam and this is my ninth hike! While my physical tbr has dwindled considerably (not least thanks to this challenge!), my endgame is to read the rest of it and also reread some books I have owned for ages but only read once. Maybe some of those reads don't stand the test of time and I can finally let them go. I started the year off with Breakfast at Tiffany's, and while it is undeniably a linguistic feast, I'm no longer sure I need to own a copy. Come visit me for a chat :)

[Ashley Marie]

Hi gang!

My name is Ashley and I'm super excited to have found this group - I own enough books for a Mt Olympus-sized climb but I always intersperse them with plenty of library books and new releases, so I'll be aiming for Kilimanjaro for this first excursion. Would love to get higher if I can!

[Fearless Donna]

I kept hearing my friends on Litsy talk about this challenge. So I decided to join in. Especially with my outta-control TBR pile. Thanks for hosting such a FUN challenge!

[Stina]

I failed Mt. Ararat last year but not by a huge amount, so I'm going to try for it again.

[Jenna]

Hi, I’m Jenna and I really need to read some books! I have a pile of TBRs in all forms that I’d really like to whittle down. I’ve set myself the (modest) goal of 24 books and we’ll see where we go from there. My challenge is that I listen to the Currently Reading podcast and can’t resist buying the books that they talk about. Good luck to everyone!

[KeenReader]

Hi everyone, I am back again and I am fed up with not getting to the top of any mountain,so I am going for Mt Wychproof and if I get to the top of that, I'll jump across to Pike's Peak.
I do things slightly differently though. I count every one of my books that I read as a step up the mountain, but I count every book I buy as a step down (so I could end up pot holing, not climbing!) I am aiming to read three books for every book I buy.

Good luck everyone

[Meghan]

Back again! :D Last year I cleared Mount Blanc with room to spare, so it's time to tackle Mt. Vancouver!

[Bev]

Lindsay wrote: "Hello!
My first year doing this challenge and I am very excited for it. My goal for 2023 is to read as many of my physical TBR books as possible, many have been on my shelves for WAY too long. I am..."

Welcome to the climbing crew, Lindsay!

[Bev]

Sam wrote: "Welcome Lindsay!

I am Sam and this is my ninth hike! While my physical tbr has dwindled considerably (not least thanks to this challenge!), my endgame is to read the rest of it and also reread som..."

So glad you're still climbing with me, Sam!

[Bev]

Ashley Marie wrote: "Hi gang!

My name is Ashley and I'm super excited to have found this group - I own enough books for a Mt Olympus-sized climb but I always intersperse them with plenty of library books and new relea..."

Glad to have you join our happy band of climbers, Ashley!

[Bev]

Fearless wrote: "I kept hearing my friends on Litsy talk about this challenge. So I decided to join in. Especially with my outta-control TBR pile. Thanks for hosting such a FUN challenge!"

Welcome to the our 2023 climb, Fearless!

[Bev]

Stina wrote: "I failed Mt. Ararat last year but not by a huge amount, so I'm going to try for it again."

Welcome back, Stina!

[Bev]

Jenna wrote: "Hi, I’m Jenna and I really need to read some books! I have a pile of TBRs in all forms that I’d really like to whittle down. I’ve set myself the (modest) goal of 24 books and we’ll see where we go ..."

Hi, Jenna! Good luck!

[Bev]

KeenReader wrote: "Hi everyone, I am back again and I am fed up with not getting to the top of any mountain,so I am going for Mt Wychproof and if I get to the top of that, I'll jump across to Pike's Peak.
I do thing..."

Welcome back, KeenReader! Good luck with the new strategy!

[Bev]

Meghan wrote: "Back again! :D Last year I cleared Mount Blanc with room to spare, so it's time to tackle Mt. Vancouver!"

Welcome Back--and good luck with the bigger mountain!

[Shelly]

I’m back! However, I’m getting a slow start to 2023

[Kirsten]

This is my seventh year doing the Mount TBR challenge, and my first attempt at Mt. Vancouver! I've successfully summited Mont Blanc a few times, including the past two years, so this time I wanted to push myself a little further. I'm also continuing my efforts to balance my book buying with reading or rereading owned books - I've never really come close with this but the proportions are getting a little better each year!

[Jennifer]

Hi!

Jennifer from Florida here, RN and cat mom. I’m back I think for the 3rd or 4th time. I’m a bookaholic but I don’t need any help, I love it. I have at least 1500 unread books between my kindle and bookshelves. I have a stack of 20 books ready to start but soooo many others to choose from.

Hoping for a happy reading year. Happy Reading!

[Bev]

Shelly wrote: "I’m back! However, I’m getting a slow start to 2023"

Welcome back, Shelly! I'm also starting off a little slower this year. Hopefully, we'll both find our climbing feet soon.

[Bev]

Kirsten wrote: "This is my seventh year doing the Mount TBR challenge, and my first attempt at Mt. Vancouver! I've successfully summited Mont Blanc a few times, including the past two years, so this time I wanted ..."

So glad you're climbing with me again!

[Bev]

Jennifer wrote: "Hi!

Jennifer from Florida here, RN and cat mom. I’m back I think for the 3rd or 4th time. I’m a bookaholic but I don’t need any help, I love it. I have at least 1500 unread books between my kindle..."

Hi, Jennifer! Welcome back!

[Dani]

Better late than never: I managed to scale a few of the smaller mountains last year and will be uploading what I’ve read since January and see how far I’ve got so far…

I suppose I could count them and go straight for the highest but as I know someone from Wycheproof I prefer to start there ;)

And as I got here way too late to stake a claim, I’ll take a leaf out of Pamela 2’s book and label my climbs with The Other Dani :)

[Bev]

Dani wrote: "Better late than never: I managed to scale a few of the smaller mountains last year and will be uploading what I’ve read since January and see how far I’ve got so far…

I suppose I could count the..."

Dani: Glad you're joining for the final push up the mountains!