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Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season Review

Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season Overview

"A dramatic story, ably and convincingly told . . . A chilling look at the precarious line between success and tragedy."—Kirkus Reviews

On 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 found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter.

If David Sharp’s death was shocking, it was hardly singular: ten others died attempting to reach the summit that year. In this meticulous inquiry into what went wrong, Nick Heil tells the full story of the deadliest year on Everest since the infamous season of 1996. As more climbers attempt the summit each year, Heil shows how increasingly risky expeditions and unscrupulous outfitters threaten to turn Everest into a deadly circus.

Written by an experienced climber, Dark Summit is both a riveting account of a notorious climbing season and a troubling investigation into whether the pursuit of the ultimate mountaineering prize has spiraled out of control.

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The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition Review

The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition Overview

Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available. Providing readers with exercises for developing a directional ‘sixth sense,’ tips on mastering the art of map- and compass-reading, and comprehensive updates on a range of technological advances, this perennially popular guide is more indispensable than ever.

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San Francisco & Northern California (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) Review

San Francisco & Northern California (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE) Overview

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California will lead you through the best attractions the region has on offer, including fully illustrated coverage of all the major sights from walking the Golden Gate Bridge to sailing out to somber Alcatraz. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, whether you are exploring Lake Tahoe or experiencing the delights of some of the richest wine regions in the world, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops, and nightlife in each region for all budgets.



You'll find 3D cutaways and floor plans of all the must-see sites including Fort Mason and the Yerba Buena Gardens. Also included are street maps of major towns and cities plus reliable information about getting around, and a brand new pull-out map with detailed sheet maps and useful transportation information. The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California explores the culture, history, wineries and national parks, not forgetting the varied and dramatic surrounding countryside. With all the sites, beaches, shops, and attractions listed town by town, this DK Eyewitness Travel guidebook is your essential companion to San Francisco and Northern California.



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No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks Review

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This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.

For eighteen years Ed Viesturs pursued climbing’s holy grail: to stand atop the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go.

A preternaturally cautious climber who once turned back 300 feet from the top of Everest but who would not shrink from a peak (Annapurna) known to claim the life of one climber for every two who reached its summit, Viesturs lives by an unyielding motto, “Reaching the summit is optional. Getting down is mandatory.” It is with this philosophy that he vividly describes fatal errors in judgment made by his fellow climbers as well as a few of his own close calls and gallant rescues. And, for the first time, he details his own pivotal and heroic role in the 1996 Everest disaster made famous in Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air.

In addition to the raw excitement of Viesturs’s odyssey, No Shortcuts to the Top is leavened with many funny moments revealing the camaraderie between climbers. It is more than the first full account of one of the staggering accomplishments of our time; it is a portrait of a brave and devoted family man and his beliefs that shaped this most perilous and magnificent pursuit.

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Michelin Atlas Italy, 14e (Atlas (Michelin)) Review

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Michelin Atlas Italy, 14e (Atlas (Michelin)) Overview

Travel confidently with Michelin atlases. Our precise mapping of main, secondary and tertiary roads is updated annually, so users have the most current information available. The grid-style format allows for highly detailed mapping on a manageable page size and an easy traveling experience. Covers Italy, Cartography scale 1/300,000, Spiral-bound, Includes index of place names, sites and scenic routes, distance charts, Includes route planner with major itineraries, Includes 74 town maps, Cartography updated every year.  Use with the Michelin Green Guide for Italy, road map to Italy or the Michelin Guide Italia (restaurants & hotels).

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The Mountains Of California Review

The Mountains Of California Overview

An Unabridged, Digitally Enlarged Edition With Original Illustrations, To Include: The Sierra Nevada - The Glaciers - The Snow - A Near View Of The High Sierra - The Passes - The Glacier Lakes - The Glacier Meadows - The Forests - The Douglas Squirrel - A Wind-Storm In The Forests - The River Floods - Sierra Thunder-Storms - The Water-Ouzel - The Wild Sheep - In The Sierra Foot-Hills - The Bee-Pastures

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The Next Exit 2011: USA Interstate Exit Directory: the Most Complete Interstate Exit Directory (Next Exit: The Most Complete Interstate Highway Guide Ever Printed) Review

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The Most Complete Interstate Highway Guide Ever Printed.

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Michelin Map Ireland 712 (Maps/Country (Michelin)) Review

Michelin Map Ireland 712 (Maps/Country (Michelin)) Overview

Michelin country maps give an overall picture of your route with practical road and travel information. Simple folding design, reads like a book, durable p cover, multi-language legend, large-scale city maps, Clear, precise cartography. Icons pinpoint important travel information.  Use with Michelin Green Guide Ireland and Michelin Guide for restaurants and hotels for Great Britain & Ireland.

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China Survival Guide: How To Avoid Travel Troubles and Mortifying Mishaps, Revised Edition Review

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"The problems we talk about are for the most part neglected by most travel guidebooks. We tell you what hassles and headaches you might encounter and how to best deal with them. . . . If you should find yourself in a potentially awkward situation, we hope that we can get you out of it with very little drama."-from the introduction

Originally released in time for the China Olympics, this little book immediately caught on with first-time and seasoned travelers thanks to its compact format, affordability, and reliable information delivered with savvy humor. The authors have now improved their work with new sections on critical issues like air travel and appropriate clothing, lots of data updates and fresh recommendations, plus all-new photographs and captions to make the book even more fun to browse. Uniquely designed to address all the travails of being a foreign tourist in China, it includes practical checklists on transportation, lodging, walking, haggling, medical and bathroom emergencies, etiquette, crowds, and learning the twin arts of patience and persistence.

Here are just a few examples of this title's many unsolicited rave online reviews:

"Oh my gosh, the book's description of the crazy drivers, the toilets, the waiting in line, was so helpful."—Houston, TX

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"I just returned from ten days in China and this book was by far my favorite."—Bainbridge Island, WA

Larry Herzberg and Qin Herzberg are professors of Chinese language and culture at Calvin College in Michigan. They travel to China every year, and have been featured travel experts on MSNBC and other outlets.

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SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERY Overview

S - Size up the situation, surroundings, physical condition, equipment.
U - Use all your senses
R - Remember where you are.
V - Vanquish fear and panic.
I - Improvise and improve.
V - Value living.
A - Act like the natives.
L - Live by your wits.

1. Immediate Actions
a. Assess immediate situation. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT!
b. Take action to protect yourself from nuclear, biological, or
chemical hazards (Chapter IX).
c. Seek a concealed site.
d. Assess medical condition; treat as necessary (Chapter V).
e. Sanitize uniform of potentially compromising information.
f. Sanitize area; hide equipment you are leaving.
g. Apply personal camouflage.
h. Move away from concealed site, zigzag pattern recommended.
i. Use terrain to advantage, communication, and concealment.
j. Find a hole-up site.

2. Hole-Up-Site (Chapter I)
a. Reassess situation; treat injuries, then inventory equipment.
b. Review plan of action; establish priorities (Chapter VI).
c. Determine current location.
d. Improve camouflage.
e. Focus thoughts on task(s) at hand.
f. Execute plan of action. Stay flexible!

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