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“hubert a allen”

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  • Breakfast with Kamuzu

    by Hubert A Allen ...
    Authentic novels are rare and “Breakfast with Kamuzu” is just one of those gems set in the small African country of Malawi in the 1980s. The protagonist is a white-skinned rock-climbing American expatriate teaching computers to Malawians just as the technology was catching on. In rotating chapters there is a compelling biography of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda, the First and longest standing ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Simpson Incident

    And Other Climbing Misadventures

    by Hubert A Allen ...
    This is an autobiography of an amature American climber and his misadventures. Early misadventures in the 1970s occur in Illinois where the author accidentally causes the closing of buildering on a water plant, and slow motion details of his first leader fall Colorado. The Simpson Incident is the center piece of this book. Each of these chapters is headed by a quote from one of Joe Simpson's books ... Read more

    $7.00 USD

  • Mount Hood The Deep Blue Zone

    Story of the 2006 Climbing Tragedy

    by Hubert A Allen ...
    Mountaineering crossed a threshold in popular culture when it caught national attention on television in December 2006 with the live coverage of the search for three climbers lost on Oregon's Mount Hood. Literally hundreds of reports, camera crews, live segments, and talking-heads grew out of the week and a half effort. The story spiraled into leads on cable channels, network nightly news ... Read more

    $7.00 USD

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  • Up The Yukon - Halfway to Nowhere

    by Nick Hunter ...
    In March 2010 I was sat on a very windy Scarfell pike and dreamt up an idea. That idea turned into an obsession. It has made me many friends and got me through some incredibly hard times. This journey has been the making of me. Before it began I was going nowhere and had no focus, no vision of what to do with my life or what path to take. I now have a clear vision and a spark for life that only an ... Read more

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  • Flash Floods & Falls: Deaths & Rescues in Zion National Park

    by Dave Nally ...
    Zion National Park is home to majestic and wondrous canyons, cliffs, crags, mesas, rivers, and slot canyons. World travelers remain in awe as they drive, walk, hike, and climb into such a unique place that is filled with vibrant, sacred, and mystical energy. Gradually becoming transfixed, many push themselves further into the wilds, oblivious to weather and dangers, deeper into the backcountry, ... Read more

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  • Into Thin Air

    by Jon Krakauer ...
    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic account of the storm on the summit of Mt. Everest that claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer's—in guilt-ridden disarray.**“A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism.”—**PeopleA Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years</stro... ... Read more

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  • No Shortcuts to the Top

    Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks

    by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This gripping and triumphant memoir from the author of The Mountain follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time.“From the drama of the peaks, to the struggle of making a living as a professional climber, to the basic how-tos of life at 26,000 feet, No Shortcuts to the Top is fascinating reading.” ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Denali's Howl

    The Deadliest Climbing Disaster on America's Wildest Peak

    by Andy Hall ...
    In the summer of 1967, twelve young men ascended Alaska’s Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali. Engulfed by a once-in-alifetime blizzard, only five made it back down.Andy Hall, a journalist and son of the park superintendent at the time, was living in the park when the tragedy occurred and spent years tracking down rescuers, survivors, lost documents, and recordings of radio communications ... Read more

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  • Seven Steps from Snowdon to Everest

    A hill walker's journey to the top of the world

    by Mark Horrell ...
    As he teetered on a narrow rock ledge a yak's bellow short of the stratosphere, with a rubber mask strapped to his face, a pair of mittens the size of a sealion's flippers, and a drop of two kilometres below him, it's fair to say Mark Horrell wasn't entirely happy with the situation he found himself in.He was an ordinary hiker who had only read books about mountaineering, and little did he know ... Read more

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  • Counting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Saved Apollo 13

    by Helaine Becker ...
    Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk ...
    The bold story of Katherine Johnson, an African-American mathematician who worked for NASA during the space race and was depicted in the film Hidden Figures.You've likely heard of the historic Apollo 13 moon landing. But do you know about the mathematical genius who made sure that Apollo 13 returned safely home?As a child, Katherine Johnson loved to count. She counted the steps on the road, the ... Read more

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  • Dark Summit

    The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

    by Nick Heil ...
    **Written by experienced climber Nick Heil, 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."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 ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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