Following the successes of Epic, High, and Rough Water, the latest addition to the Adrenaline series presents the most gripping rescue narratives. Rescue includes Doug Scott's account of saving himself by crawling off Pakistan's Ogre with two broken legs, and Spike Walker's story of the race to recover a king crab fisherman from the Bering Sea in midwinter. The book also includes an account of trying to rescue two canoeists battling hypothermia on a storm-tossed lake; Alison Osius's tale of two teenagers lost in the Great Gulf Wilderness of New Hampshire; and a missionary doctor and his dog team being blown out to sea on an iceberg off the coast of Labrador.
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This review is from: Rescue: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea (Adrenaline) (Paperback)
'Rescue' carries on the series' tradition of choice excerpts (19) from well-and lesser-known authors. Therein lies the beauty of this series - I had never heard of Spike Walker (!) but after reading the riveting excerpt in 'Rescue' I ran out and bought both his books. Two of the selections are fiction, not my taste, but the other 17 tales of peril, shipwrecks, avalanches and plane crashes will have you reading all night. The stories range from professionals who take one risk too many to everyday folks who find themselves over their heads without warning. A great gift book for anyone who thrives on adventure and especially if you you know someone in search/rescue or the Coast Guard. Get all the books in this series - I have and I love 'em!
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Pete Sinclair (born 1935) dropped out of college to climb, and with three friends pioneered a dangerous route up Mount McKinley's southwest rib in 1959. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Wild Wood, Wallace Thomas, Bishon Singh, Upper Saddle, Coast Guard, Lower Saddle, Mountain Guard, First Ledge, Second Ledge, Harold Avery, Air National Guard, Jim Mioli, John Spillane, West Face, Ben Pruitt, Beryl Markham, John Blessing, Vanessa Sandin, Warrior Queen, West Summit, Hadji Fezil, Rick Smith, Arctic Adventure, Gulf of Alaska, Kleine Scheidegg New!
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Pete Sinclair (born 1935) dropped out of college to climb, and with three friends pioneered a dangerous route up Mount McKinley's southwest rib in 1959. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
carrying seat, survival suit, belay rope, bolt kit Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wild Wood, Wallace Thomas, Bishon Singh, Upper Saddle, Coast Guard, Lower Saddle, Mountain Guard, First Ledge, Second Ledge, Harold Avery, Air National Guard, Jim Mioli, John Spillane, West Face, Ben Pruitt, Beryl Markham, John Blessing, Vanessa Sandin, Warrior Queen, West Summit, Hadji Fezil, Rick Smith, Arctic Adventure, Gulf of Alaska, Kleine Scheidegg New!
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- The Everest Years: A Climbers Life by Chris Bonington on 5 pages
- Arctic Adventure: My Life in the Frozen North by Peter Freuchen on 4 pages
- The Breath of Angels: A True Story of Life and Death at Sea by John Beattie on 4 pages
- To Timbuktu by Mark Jenkins on 4 pages
- The Last Blue Mountain (Essentials 2) by Ralph Barker on page 259, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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