Escape from Lucania - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Escape from Lucania write by David Roberts. This book was released on 2002. Escape from Lucania available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1937, 17,150-foot Mt. Lucania was the highest unclimbed peak in North America. But two men--Bradford Washburn and Bob Bates--set out to climb Lucania by flying to the base of the mountain. With the assistance of both men, Roberts, one of the finest writers on mountaineering, narrates this extraordinary journey of conquest and survival with all the richness it deserves. Illustrations & photos.
True Summit
True Summit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook True Summit write by David Roberts. This book was released on 2013-06-11. True Summit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In a startling look at the classic Annapurna—the most famous book about mountaineering—David Roberts discloses what really happened on the legendary expedition to the Himalayan peak. In June 1950, a team of mountaineers was the first to conquer an 8,000-meter peak. Maurice Herzog, the leader of the expedition, became a national hero in France, and Annapurna, his account of the historic ascent, has long been regarded as the ultimate tale of courage and cooperation under the harshest of conditions. In True Summit, David Roberts presents a fascinating revision of this classic tale. Using newly available documents and information gleaned from a rare interview with Herzog (the only climber on the team still living), Roberts shows that the expedition was torn by dissent. As he re-creates the actual events, Roberts lays bare Herzog's self-serving determination and bestows long-delayed credit to the most accomplished and unsung heroes. These new revelations will inspire young adventurers and change forever the way we think about this victory in the mountains and the climbers who achieved it.
Four Against the Arctic
Four Against the Arctic - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Four Against the Arctic write by David Roberts. This book was released on 2005-09-02. Four Against the Arctic available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1743, four stranded Russian sailors survived the next six years in the Arctic with no provisions. Making a bow and arrows from driftwood--since there are no trees there--they survived on reindeer meat until another ship blown off course rescued them.
Alaska's Skyboys
Alaska's Skyboys - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Alaska's Skyboys write by Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth. This book was released on 2015-10-01. Alaska's Skyboys available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This fascinating account of the development of aviation in Alaska examines the daring missions of pilots who initially opened up the territory for military positioning and later for trade and tourism. Early Alaskan military and bush pilots navigated some of the highest and most rugged terrain on earth, taking off and landing on glaciers, mudflats, and active volcanoes. Although they were consistently portrayed by industry leaders and lawmakers alike as cowboys—and their planes compared to settlers’ covered wagons—the reality was that aviation catapulted Alaska onto a modern, global stage; the federal government subsidized aviation’s growth in the territory as part of the Cold War defense against the Soviet Union. Through personal stories, industry publications, and news accounts, historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth uncovers the ways that Alaska’s aviation growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier.
2003 American Alpine Journal
2003 American Alpine Journal - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 2003 American Alpine Journal write by . This book was released on . 2003 American Alpine Journal available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Published annually since 1929, the American Alpine Journal is internationally renowned as the finest of its kind-the world's journal of record for documenting big new routes and remote mountain exploration. This is the reference for anyone planning anything new in the mountains or venturing into remote ranges. This book contains nearly 200 pages of exciting stories about the most important climbs of the year-as told by the climbers themselves; and about 300 photographs, many with route overlays, and 20 locator maps. In continuing celebration of the American Alpine Club's centennial.
