Courage and Misfortune-- Stories from the world's most experienced and respected climbers-- Selections are united by a single compelling theme-- Forewords by John Harlin and Mark SynottCourage and Misfortune contains gripping accounts of climbers on expeditions that encountere |
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... MT . MCKINLEY BY ART DAVIDSON 189 " FIVE DAYS ON MOUNT HUNTINGTON " AND " MOMENTS OF DOUBT " FROM 229 Moments of Doubt and other Mountaineering Writings of David Roberts BY DAVID ROBERTS 169 INTRODUCTION The Mountaineers Anthologies of ...
... MT . MCKINLEY BY ART DAVIDSON 189 " FIVE DAYS ON MOUNT HUNTINGTON " AND " MOMENTS OF DOUBT " FROM 229 Moments of Doubt and other Mountaineering Writings of David Roberts BY DAVID ROBERTS 169 INTRODUCTION The Mountaineers Anthologies of ...
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... mountain ever worth the cost of even one human life ? " Most would think not , but quite often this is exactly the price ... Mount Huntington , Roberts explains : “ ... nowhere else on earth , not even in the harbors of reciprocal love ...
... mountain ever worth the cost of even one human life ? " Most would think not , but quite often this is exactly the price ... Mount Huntington , Roberts explains : “ ... nowhere else on earth , not even in the harbors of reciprocal love ...
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