Stratton Horres: From Crisis to Kilimanjaro

Meet Stratton Horres and discover his inspiring journey from a life-changing diagnosis to climbing Kilimanjaro. Join us at Bird’s Bookstore to meet Stratton Horres and pick up a signed copy of From Crisis to Kilimanjaro. After 40 years as a Dallas trial attorney, Stratton took on the challenge of climbing one of the world’s most iconic mountains. His book shares a day-by-day account of the trek and the experiences that shaped it. Pre-purchase a copy of the book: $24.95 About the Book Once donned one of the toughest lawyers in Dallas, Stratton Horres, a successful civil trial attorney of 40 years, lived to work. He poured all of his efforts into managing high exposure crisis management cases, raising a nuclear family household, and finding his fulfillment through spirituality. After seemingly attaining each and every one of his personal milestones, Stratton's culmination of discipline and commitment came to a standstill after receiving a life-altering cancer diagnosis. Faced with the decision to retire and retreat, Stratton embarked on his biggest challenge yet, climbing Kilimanjaro. From Crisis to Kilimanjaro follows a detailed day-by-day account of Stratton's arduous trek up the world's tallest free-standing mountain while capturing the life lessons one can only learn once they've reached their summit. About the Author Stratton Horres is a retired civil trial attorney in Dallas, Texas, with over 25 years' experience managing the Dallas office of a major international law firm. Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, he attended the University of South Carolina Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review. Stratton embarked on a spiritual quest traveling around the world after receiving a life-altering cancer diagnosis. This motivated Stratton to redirect his focus from work to traveling with his wife, Debbie. Tackling the biggest obstacle yet-Mount Kilimanjaro-Stratton reflects on the trials and tribulations in life that pushed him to reach the summit.