Linda LeBlanc

My favorite university classes were cultural anthropology. They kindled a desire for international travel. I've been to 74 countries as of 2025. Highlights are standing face-to-face with mountain gorillas in Uganda, helping orphaned orangtutan babies in Borneo, and climbing to the top of Cape Horn Island at the end of the world in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.Born in Denver, I spent my life hiking the Rocky Mountains. The Himalayas drew me to Nepal where I immersed myself in Sherpa culture and helped them create the country's first lodge system. Later, I led treks to the Everest Base Camp and wrote about this endemic tribe in Beyond the Summit, Everest Adventure and Romance.

The parents of Jordan Romero chose me to write his story. No Summit Out of Sight The True Story of the Youngest Person to Climb the Seven Summits tells of his adventures climbing the highest peaks on each continent. He reached the summit of Everest at age 13. I wrote in 1st person as if a fifteen-year-old boy. Simon and Schuster put his name on the cover, but I'm the sole author.

I spent a summer in a Renaissance fair village. The music, costuming, and colorful rennie artisans and performers and who travel the fair circuit intrigued me. I wrote A Fair Knight Slain, Murder at the Renaissance Fair. It is Book 1 of Sara/Ryker Mysteries. Revenge on Ice is Book 2 of the series. I'm working on book 3 now.

When not traveling or writing, I play pickleball seven days a week and walk 2-3 miles every evening.