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The Everest Politics Show: Sorrow and Strife on the World's Highest Mountain
by Mark Horrell
Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries In April 2014 Mark Horrell went on a mountaineering expedition to Nepal, hoping to climb Lhotse, the fourth-highest mountain in the world, which shares a base camp and climbing route with Mount Everest.He dreamed of following in the footsteps of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary, by climbing through the infamous ice maze of the Khumbu Icefall, and he yearned to sleep in the grand amphitheatre of$2.99
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Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8,000m Peak Circus in Pakistan
by Mark Horrell
Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries #8 This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence.He made not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults, some of which got quite a distance beyond Base Camp, and overcame many perilous circumstances along the way. The$2.99
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The Chomolungma Diaries: Climbing Mount Everest with a commercial expedition
by Mark Horrell
Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries #16 In April 2012 Mark Horrell travelled to Tibet hoping to become, if not the first person to climb Mount Everest, at least the first Karl Pilkington lookalike to do so.He joined a mountaineering expedition which included an Australian sexagenarian, two Brits whose idea of hydration meant a box of red wine, and a New Zealander who enjoyed reminding his teammates of the perils of altitude sickness and$2.99
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The Ascent of Manaslu: Climbing the world's eighth highest mountain
by Mark Horrell
Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries #14 The mountain gods were very protective of Manaslu, a huge two-pronged peak in the Nepal Himalaya, and the eighth-highest mountain in the world. When a Japanese team tried to climb it in the 1950s, the gods sent an avalanche in their wake which destroyed a nearby monastery and set the local population against them. They returned the following year, but were met with sticks and stones and made to$1.00
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A Comprehensive Guide to Guns, Gear, and Skills
Everything you need to know about sniping from the top firearms writers.The Guns & Ammo Guide to Sniping is packed with a wealth of valuable information compiled by the foremost firearms writers today. A vast range of topics is covered in these articles, including:Unusual shooting positionsThe US Army’s XM2010The sniper’s ultimate one gun”Modern reticlesAnti-cantTemperature effectDistance shooting$14.39
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Fly Fishing the Farmington River
by Grady Allen
Written by an expert outfitter with boots in its waters, this piece includes a detailed map with access points along the river, information about gear, seasonal hatches, local lodges, fly shops, restaurants, watering holes, and closest medical care, along with the sort of intimate, insider information only someone working on the river can share.$4.99
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Outdoor Life: The Ultimate Survival Manual
333 Skills that Will Get You Out Alive
Your Indispensable Go-To Guide for Surviving Anything Get Ready, Get Set, Survive! You’re lost in the woods without food or water. Confronted by an armed assailant in the dead of night. Forced to outrun a deadly tornado. Don’t worry—The Ultimate Survival Manual has you covered. OUT IN THE WILD From navigating with a compass to fending off a mountain lion, learn to prevail in the forests, deserts,$8.69
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How to Get Squared Away Like a Marine
by R. Lee Ermey
Put down your sissy drink with its umbrella, get off your backside, and square yourself away. Get fit, get a job, and get yourself some self-respect. America’s favorite, most in-your-face sarge is going to show you how to get squared away like a Marine.R. Lee “Gunny” Ermey, of The History Channel’s Mail Call, takes time out from telling viewers all about military technology, to tell readers all$1.99
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Ventures Among Men and Mountains
by Jon Krakauer
No one writes about mountaineering and its attendant hardships and victories more brilliantly than critically acclaimed author Jon Krakauer. In this collection of his finest work from such magazines as Outside and Smithsonian, he explores the subject from the unique and memorable perspective of one who has battled peaks like K2, Denali, Everest, and, of course, the Eiger. Always with a keen eye,$11.19
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Running, Hiding, Surviving And Thriving Forever
by Kenn Abaygo
In this companion to Fugitive: How to Run, Hide, and Survive, you'll learn the advanced evasion techniques successful fugitives have used to get gone and stay gone for long periods of time - perhaps forever - and you'll benefit from their experience and their mistakes.$22.00
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The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
by Nick Heil
The inside story of the deadly 2006 climbing season on EverestOn May 15, 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall's death was reported around the world, but the next day he was$9.99
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Snowshoes and Shipton: Climbing Muztag Ata in the Chinese Pamirs
by Mark Horrell
Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries #3 "The dazzling-white dome ... crowned with a shimmering field of eternal snow," was how the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin described the Father of the Ice Mountains. The 20th century explorer and mountaineer Eric Shipton was unimpressed, describing Muztag Ata much more soberly as, "an isolated peak somewhat resembling a volcanic cone in appearance."Yet Shipton failed to reach the summit after walking$1.00
