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Mountain Madness

Found and Lost in the Peaks of America and Japan

par Clinton Crockett Peters ...

Lu par Adam Verner ...

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6 heure 8 min

With Mountain Madness, Clinton Crockett Peters chronicles his travels and personal transformation from a West Texas evangelical to mountain guide-addict to humbled humanist after a near-fatal injury in Japan's Chichibu Mountains. From 2007 to 2010, Peters lived in Kosuge Village (population nine hundred), nestled in central Japan's peaks, where he was the only foreigner in the rugged town. Using ... En savoir plus

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With Mountain Madness, Clinton Crockett Peters chronicles his travels and personal transformation from a West Texas evangelical to mountain guide-addict to humbled humanist after a near-fatal injury in Japan's Chichibu Mountains. From 2007 to 2010, Peters lived in Kosuge Village (population nine hundred), nestled in central Japan's peaks, where he was the only foreigner in the rugged town. Using
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The Last Traverse

Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites

par Ty Gagne ...

Lu par Lee Goettl ...

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8 heure 40 min

On a mountain somewhere above treeline, in some of the coldest and worst winter conditions imaginable, two men lie unconscious in the snow as explosive winds batter the nearby summits.In The Last Traverse: Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites, Ty Gagne masterfully lays out the events that led up to an epic and legendary rescue attempt in severe and dangerous winter conditions in the White ... En savoir plus

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On a mountain somewhere above treeline, in some of the coldest and worst winter conditions imaginable, two men lie unconscious in the snow as explosive winds batter the nearby summits.In The Last Traverse: Tragedy and Resilience in the Winter Whites, Ty Gagne masterfully lays out the events that led up to an epic and legendary rescue attempt in severe and dangerous winter conditions in the White
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Where You'll Find Me

Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova

par Ty Gagne ...

Lu par Lee Goettl ...

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6 heure 8 min

On February 15, 2015, Kate Matrosova, an avid mountaineer, set off before sunrise for a traverse of the Northern Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Late the following day, rescuers carried her frozen body out of the mountains amid some of the worst weather ever recorded on these deceptively rugged slopes.At thirty-two, Matrosova was ultra-fit and healthy and had already ... En savoir plus

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On February 15, 2015, Kate Matrosova, an avid mountaineer, set off before sunrise for a traverse of the Northern Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Late the following day, rescuers carried her frozen body out of the mountains amid some of the worst weather ever recorded on these deceptively rugged slopes.At thirty-two, Matrosova was ultra-fit and healthy and had already
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No Way Down

Life and Death on K2

par Graham Bowley ...

Lu par Sam Breen ...

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7 heure 15 min

"No Way Down is both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation of the hubris, politics, and bad luck that brought on one of the worst disasters in modern mountaineering history." —Michael Kodas, author of High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed"Graham Bowley's No Way Down does a great job of putting you on the mountain. It is a refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality ... En savoir plus

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"No Way Down is both a gripping read and a clear-eyed investigation of the hubris, politics, and bad luck that brought on one of the worst disasters in modern mountaineering history." —Michael Kodas, author of High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed"Graham Bowley's No Way Down does a great job of putting you on the mountain. It is a refreshingly unadorned account of the true brutality
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Alpine Rising

Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges

par Bernadette McDonald ...

Lu par Lisa S. Ware ...

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10 heure 34 min

"Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world's highest peaks." —Jon KrakauerThe name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for ... En savoir plus

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"Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world's highest peaks." —Jon KrakauerThe name of Maurice Herzog, the first man to reach the summit of Annapurna, is widely recognized, but how many know Ang Tharkay, the Sherpa who carried the seriously frostbitten Herzog on his back for
... En savoir plus
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The Wild East

A Biography of the Great Smoky Mountains, Revised Edition

par Margaret Lynn Brown ...

Lu par Kitty Hendrix ...

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16 heure 49 min

The Wild East explores the social, political, and environmental changes in the Great Smoky Mountains during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Although this national park is most often portrayed as a triumph of wilderness preservation, Margaret Lynn Brown concludes that the largest forested region in the eastern United States is actually a recreated wilderness—a product of restoration and ... En savoir plus

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The Wild East explores the social, political, and environmental changes in the Great Smoky Mountains during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Although this national park is most often portrayed as a triumph of wilderness preservation, Margaret Lynn Brown concludes that the largest forested region in the eastern United States is actually a recreated wilderness—a product of restoration and
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Letters From Everest

Unpublished Letters from Mallory’s Life and Death in the Mountains

par George Mallory ...

Lu par Catherine Bailey, Seb Humphreys ...

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5 heure 5 min

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew MarrA unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999, Mallory’s body was ... En savoir plus

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‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew MarrA unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains.On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a telescope on the upper slopes of Mount Everest. They were never seen alive again. In 1999, Mallory’s body was
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William Stanek's The Living Denali Biography

Ice, Migration, and the Mountain Above the North

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 5 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 heure

Denali can dominate the horizon while remaining invisible behind cloud. That contradiction opens a much larger story. Mountains rose through collision and faulting. Glaciers moved through them. Animals followed old seasonal routes. Indigenous peoples knew a northern landscape that did not begin with a park boundary. William Stanek's The Living Denali Biography follows mountain, tundra, migration, ... En savoir plus

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Denali can dominate the horizon while remaining invisible behind cloud. That contradiction opens a much larger story. Mountains rose through collision and faulting. Glaciers moved through them. Animals followed old seasonal routes. Indigenous peoples knew a northern landscape that did not begin with a park boundary. William Stanek's The Living Denali Biography follows mountain, tundra, migration,
... En savoir plus
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William Stanek's The Living North Cascades Biography

Ice, Rivers, and the Making of a Modern Wilderness

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 26 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 heure 2 min

North Cascades looks like wilderness untouched by history. Its biography tells a more complicated story. Mountains rose and glaciers cut through them. Ice fed rivers. Indigenous peoples crossed and knew the range. Miners entered difficult valleys. Roads, dams, power systems, recreation, wilderness advocacy, science, and conservation created new relationships between distant mountains and modern ... En savoir plus

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North Cascades looks like wilderness untouched by history. Its biography tells a more complicated story. Mountains rose and glaciers cut through them. Ice fed rivers. Indigenous peoples crossed and knew the range. Miners entered difficult valleys. Roads, dams, power systems, recreation, wilderness advocacy, science, and conservation created new relationships between distant mountains and modern
... En savoir plus
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Imaginary Peaks

The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams

par Katie Ives ...

Lu par Petrea Burchard ...

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11 heure 53 min

Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives, the well-known editor of Alpinist, explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly ... En savoir plus

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Using an infamous deception about a fake mountain range in British Columbia as her jumping-off point, Katie Ives, the well-known editor of Alpinist, explores the lure of blank spaces on the map and the value of the imagination. In Imaginary Peaks she details the cartographical mystery of the Riesenstein Hoax within the larger context of climbing history and the seemingly endless quest for newly
... En savoir plus
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Fifty Percent of Mountaineering is Uphill

The Life of Canadian Mountain Rescue Pioneer Willi Pfisterer

par Susanna Pfisterer ...

Lu par Keith Brown ...

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6 heure 14 min

Winner of the Alberta Readers' Choice Award!Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of Jasper's alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and rescuing them from perilous situations.Originally ... En savoir plus

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Winner of the Alberta Readers' Choice Award!Fifty Percent of Mountaineering Is Uphill is the enthralling true story of Jasper's Willi Pfisterer, a legend in the field of mountaineering and safety in the Rocky Mountains. For more than thirty years, Willi was an integral part of Jasper's alpine landscape, guiding climbers up to the highest peaks, and rescuing them from perilous situations.Originally
... En savoir plus
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Mountains for Beginners: A Simple Introduction to How the Earth's Giants Are Born

par Thomas Beckett ...

Lu par Thomas Beckett ...

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1 heures 46 min

Transform your next scenic hike into an awe-inspiring popular science journey through the fascinating wonders of geology. Uncover the massive, unseen tectonic forces that build, shape, and slowly erase the towering peaks around us. Perfect for curious minds craving a relaxing yet educational commute, this accessible adventure decodes the hidden machinery of our dynamic planet.Step away from dense ... En savoir plus

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Transform your next scenic hike into an awe-inspiring popular science journey through the fascinating wonders of geology. Uncover the massive, unseen tectonic forces that build, shape, and slowly erase the towering peaks around us. Perfect for curious minds craving a relaxing yet educational commute, this accessible adventure decodes the hidden machinery of our dynamic planet.Step away from dense
... En savoir plus
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Mountains: From Sacred Heights to Conquered Summits

par Liam Cartwright ...

Lu par Liam Cartwright ...

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1 heures 47 min

Ascend from ancient sacred peaks to modern summits in this sweeping nature history of human ambition and deep geology. Whether you are commuting to the city or dreaming of your next alpine hike, this immersive narrative transforms your listening hours into an awe-inspiring armchair expedition. Experience the profound shift from fearing forbidden high altitudes to conquering them for sporting glory ... En savoir plus

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Ascend from ancient sacred peaks to modern summits in this sweeping nature history of human ambition and deep geology. Whether you are commuting to the city or dreaming of your next alpine hike, this immersive narrative transforms your listening hours into an awe-inspiring armchair expedition. Experience the profound shift from fearing forbidden high altitudes to conquering them for sporting glory
... En savoir plus
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William Stanek's The Living Glacier Biography

Ice, Migration, and a Landscape in Motion

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 7 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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4 heure 1 min

Glacier is famous for ice, but movement is its deeper story. Ancient rock was lifted and exposed. Glaciers entered valleys and retreated. Water crossed divides. Wildlife moved across boundaries. Indigenous relationships reached far beyond the lines later drawn around the park. Railroads, tourism, roads, preservation, fire, and climate added new kinds of motion. William Stanek's The Living Glacier ... En savoir plus

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Glacier is famous for ice, but movement is its deeper story. Ancient rock was lifted and exposed. Glaciers entered valleys and retreated. Water crossed divides. Wildlife moved across boundaries. Indigenous relationships reached far beyond the lines later drawn around the park. Railroads, tourism, roads, preservation, fire, and climate added new kinds of motion. William Stanek's The Living Glacier
... En savoir plus
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William Stanek's The Living Rocky Mountain Biography

Uplift, Ice, and Life on the Continental Divide

par The Editors of Our American National Parks ...

Collections Livre audio : 17 - Beautiful America: Living Park Biographies
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3 heure 50 min

Rocky Mountain is a park built vertically. Ancient rock rose. Ice carved valleys and basins. Water reached a divide and moved toward opposite sides of a continent. Forest gave way to tundra. Animals adapted to narrower and colder worlds as elevation increased. William Stanek's The Living Rocky Mountain Biography follows uplift, glaciation, headwaters, alpine ecology, wildlife, Indigenous corridors ... En savoir plus

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Rocky Mountain is a park built vertically. Ancient rock rose. Ice carved valleys and basins. Water reached a divide and moved toward opposite sides of a continent. Forest gave way to tundra. Animals adapted to narrower and colder worlds as elevation increased. William Stanek's The Living Rocky Mountain Biography follows uplift, glaciation, headwaters, alpine ecology, wildlife, Indigenous corridors
... En savoir plus
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The Tower

A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre

par Kelly Cordes ...

Lu par Bernardo de Paula ...

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9 heure 10 min

Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This ... En savoir plus

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Patagonia's Cerro Torre, considered by many the most beautiful peak in the world, draws the finest and most devoted technical alpinists to its climbing challenges. But controversy has swirled around this ice-capped peak since Cesare Maestri claimed first ascent in 1959. Since then a debate has raged, with world-class climbers attempting to retrace his route but finding only contradictions. This
... En savoir plus
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Headstrap

Legends and Lore from the Climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling

par Deepa Balsavar, Nandini Purandare ...

Lu par Jeed Saddy ...

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11 heure 18 min

This captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing in the Himalayas. Situated in northern India, Darjeeling was developed as a colonial retreat by the British in the early 1830s and soon became famous for its tea gardens, attracting locals from around the region, Nepal, and Tibet in search of work. ... En savoir plus

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This captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing in the Himalayas. Situated in northern India, Darjeeling was developed as a colonial retreat by the British in the early 1830s and soon became famous for its tea gardens, attracting locals from around the region, Nepal, and Tibet in search of work.
... En savoir plus
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Everest

The West Ridge

par Thomas Hornbein ...

Lu par Tom Beyer ...

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8 heure 7 min

In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Everest via the South Col route. Roughly two weeks after Whittaker's achievement, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, fellow American mountaineers on the same expedition, became the first climbers ever to summit the world's highest peak via the dangerous and forbidding West Ridge—a route on which only a handful of climbers have since succeeded ... En savoir plus

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In 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Everest via the South Col route. Roughly two weeks after Whittaker's achievement, Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld, fellow American mountaineers on the same expedition, became the first climbers ever to summit the world's highest peak via the dangerous and forbidding West Ridge—a route on which only a handful of climbers have since succeeded
... En savoir plus
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Badluck Way

A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West

par Bryce Andrews ...

Lu par Pete Simonelli ...

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6 heure 8 min

“Much more than a coming-of-age story, Badluck Way is an important meditation on what it means to share space and breathe the same air as truly wild animals, and the necessary damage that can occur when boundaries are crossed” (Tom Groneberg, author of The Secret Life of Cowboys).In this gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Bryce Andrews describes ... En savoir plus

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“Much more than a coming-of-age story, Badluck Way is an important meditation on what it means to share space and breathe the same air as truly wild animals, and the necessary damage that can occur when boundaries are crossed” (Tom Groneberg, author of The Secret Life of Cowboys).In this gripping memoir of a young man, a wolf, their parallel lives and ultimate collision, Bryce Andrews describes
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Whispers in the Wilderness

par Erik Stensland ...

Lu par Brett Wilson ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Whispers
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3 heure 3 min

Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious.In ... En savoir plus

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Many of us spend a great deal of our time dreaming about our next trip to the mountains, whether for a weekend getaway or our yearly vacation. We hear within that deep inexplicable pull toward the wilderness and would agree with John Muir, who said: "The mountains are calling and I must go." We sense that in the wild we are touching the edge of something that is both wonderful and mysterious.In
... En savoir plus
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Living Up There

par Jane Wodening ...

Lu par Jane Wodening ...

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8 heure 15 min

"What I find so rare and immediate in this journal is the self-grown quality of the knowledge gained from the presented experience. How many of us live with this degree of attention to the events of our experience..." - Reed Bye, ForwardThis book is a series of short vignettes of a life lived in a way few human beings will ever know: in a tiny cabin, with no running water or wired electricity, at ... En savoir plus

$12.63 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

"What I find so rare and immediate in this journal is the self-grown quality of the knowledge gained from the presented experience. How many of us live with this degree of attention to the events of our experience..." - Reed Bye, ForwardThis book is a series of short vignettes of a life lived in a way few human beings will ever know: in a tiny cabin, with no running water or wired electricity, at
... En savoir plus
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Brief History of Mount Everest, A: The Quest to Conquer the World's Highest Peak

par Matthew Bradshaw ...

Lu par Matthew Bradshaw ...

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1 heures 53 min

Scale a tense historical adventure of man versus nature, exploring raw human endurance on the world's deadliest summit. Perfect for your daily commute or armchair exploration, this awe-inspiring narrative transports you to the freezing death zones of the Himalayas. Discover how a remote geological wonder transformed into a global stage for dangerous ambition and fierce controversies.Feel the ... En savoir plus

$12.31 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Scale a tense historical adventure of man versus nature, exploring raw human endurance on the world's deadliest summit. Perfect for your daily commute or armchair exploration, this awe-inspiring narrative transports you to the freezing death zones of the Himalayas. Discover how a remote geological wonder transformed into a global stage for dangerous ambition and fierce controversies.Feel the
... En savoir plus
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Magdalena

River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia

par Wade Davis ...

Lu par Wade Davis, Xandra Uribe ...

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16 heure 17 min

A captivating new book from Wade Davis--award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade--that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and futureTravelers often become enchanted with the first country that captures their hearts and gives them license to be free. For Wade Davis ... En savoir plus

$30.60 CAD

A captivating new book from Wade Davis--award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade--that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and futureTravelers often become enchanted with the first country that captures their hearts and gives them license to be free. For Wade Davis
... En savoir plus
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Whispers in the Wilderness

par Erik Stensland ...

Lu par Brett Wilson, Erik Stensland ...

Collections Livre audio : 1 - Whispers
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3 heure 3 min

Take a journey with Whispers in the Wilderness, a multi award-winning book filled with gorgeous color photos of the natural world and writing that will inspire you to reconnect with nature and your deepest self.IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Best inspirational book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards: Gold award for best gift book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards:</stro... ... En savoir plus

$18.93 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Take a journey with Whispers in the Wilderness, a multi award-winning book filled with gorgeous color photos of the natural world and writing that will inspire you to reconnect with nature and your deepest self.IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award: Best inspirational book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards: Gold award for best gift book of the yearNational Indie Excellence Awards:</stro...
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