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  • Night Naked

    A Climber's Autobiography

    by Erhard Loretan ...
    Translated by Corinne McKay ...
    • Loretan is often credited with bringing fast-and-light style to the highest mountains• New foreword by bestselling writer David RobertsOn October 5, 1995, Erhard Loretan became the third person to climb all fourteen 8000-meter peaks, and the second to climb them without supplemental oxygen. He also became one of only a handful of individuals to climb Everest via the Hornbein Couloir; he and Jean ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

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  • Flinders

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  • Captain James Cook in Atlantic Canada

    The adventurer and map maker's formative years

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  • No Room For Watermelons

    A man, his 1910 motorcycle and an epic journey across the world

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    In 2012, while others his age were enjoying quiet retirement, Ron Fellowes set off on the challenge of a lifetime. His dream to ride a 102 year-old FN motorcycle across the world - to the Belgian factory where the bike originated - had all the hallmarks of an epic adventure: one that was never going to be easy.For eight months Ron rode 14,600 kilometres through 15 countries under grueling ... Read more

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    CLICK HERE to download a sample from Crossing Denali• A gripping adventure set on North America's highest mountain• Inspirational story of a transformative experience• A tale that any reader can connect withSince slowly transforming himself from an overweight and overworked chain-smoker into a two-time marathon runner, Michael Fenner had climbed one glaciated peak—Mount Rainier in Washington State ... Read more

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