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Boukreev, Anatoli
Climb: Tragic Ambitions on Everest
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It’s the experienced Russian mountaineer’s version of the
harrowing May 1996 expedition that we
know so much about from Krakuer’s Into Thin Air.
796.522 D
Dickinson, Matt
Other Side of Everest: Climbing the North Face Through the Killer Storm
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Filmmaker Dickinson struggles to reach the summit from the
Tibetan side.
796.522 F
Firstbrook, Peter
Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine.
It took many grueling expeditions to discover Mallory’s
body in 1999. Do we have the answers now?
796.522 H
Hemmleb, Jochen et al
Ghosts of Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine
Did they make it to the summit? Or did they not? Discover for
yourself.
796.522 J
Jenkins, McKay
White Death: Tragedy and Heroism in an Avalanche Zone
Five young climbers looking for adventure on Mt. Cleveland
encounter an avalanche instead.
796.522 O
Ortner, Sherry
Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
A sociological exploration of the lives of the men of the
mountains without whom there would be no great Himalayan expeditions.
797.12 L
Lundy, Derek
Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World’s Most Dangerous Waters
What makes humans brave 50 foot waves and deadly storms? Here
is the story of the 1996-97 Vendee Globe, an around-the-world solo sailing race
without any stops!
797.14 D
Dugard, Martin
Knockdown: The Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly
A gripping tale of the Sydney-Hobart sailing race that is as
frightening as it is exciting.
797.14 M
Mundle, Robert
Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race
A world sailing competition turns deadly when hurricane force
winds surprise the sailors in the predawn hours of December 27, 1998. A
true-life adventure made for the movies.
904 A
Willis, Clint ed.
Adrenaline 2000: The Year’s Best Stories of Adventure and Survival
An enticing assortment.
910 H
Heyerdahl, Thor
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft
Six Norwegians on a raft determined to recreate a journey
made 1500 years ago.
910.452 H
Hanson, Neil
Custom of the Sea
They killed one so that the other three could survive. Was it
murder or the "custom of the sea"?
910.9164 P
Philbrick, Nathaniel
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
It is the story of the epic nineteenth century voyage that
inspired Melville’s Moby Dick. Philbrick recreates the disaster and
explores the culture of the whaling world.
919.8 C
Cookman, Scott
Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin’s Lost Polar Expedition
In 1845 Sir John Franklin and 129 hand picked men set out in
search of a sea route over the top of the world. Not one survives . . .
919.8904 A
Alexander, Caroline
Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
It is 1914 and Shackleton and his men are determined to be
the first to cross the continent. But their ship sinks and they are left
floating on an ice flow . . .
919.8904 B
Bickel, Lennard
Shackleton’s Forgotten Men: The Untold Tragedy
They lost their ship and some of their men, but they
scavenged and survived, and kept their promise to deliver food for Shackleton’s
party that never came.
974.45 J
Junger, Sebastian
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
A fishing boat in the North Atlantic, a crew of six, 40,000
pounds of swordfish, and winds of over 120 miles an hour. Adventure or horror?
976.4 L
Larson, Erik
Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
On September 8, 1900 a hurricane slammed into Galveston
causing destruction beyond belief. Here is the story told through the lives of
those who survived. And those who did not.
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Nielsen, Jerri
Ice Bound: A Doctor’s Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole
A long hard winter made harder by the discovery and
self-treatment of breast cancer. All this while still playing physician for the
Antarctic research team.
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Weihenmayer, Erik
Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man’s Journey to Climb Farther than the
Eye Can See
He had the vision to succeed and conquer the impossible.
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