The Call Of The Ice

Author : Simone Moro
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594859043
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Call Of Ice written by Simone Moro and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Adventure memoir from a renowned winter climber at the top of his game * Moro reflects on some of his most significant climbs * A bestseller in Italy, this is the first English-language edition of Moro’s story Simone Moro is a celebrated Italian alpinist who specializes in winter climbing: He holds the record for first winter ascents of 8000-meter peaks——Shisha Pangma, Makalu, and Gasherbrum II. A passionate climber, he is also an accomplished helicopter pilot and founder of a helicopter rescue program in Nepal. The Call of the Ice was written during Moro’s dramatic winter attempt on Nanga Parbat in 2012——his twelfth attempt on that mountain——during weather delays and other breaks in the climb. Moro reflects on past climbs and partners, including the death of his longtime friend and climbing partner, Anatoli Boukreev, on Annapurna, his mourning when Boukreev died, and his subsequent recovery; Denis Urubko and the nature of climbing partnerships; two attempts on Shisha Pangma; Broad Peak; Makalu; and Gasherbrum II, which he, Urubko, and Cory Richards completed in February 2011 despite near-tragic moments when they miraculously escaped after being swept away by an avalanche. Many of Moro’s climbs do not result in a summit and he explains why his interest lies in the attempt itself. In addition to these reflections, we relive in real-time his attempt on Nanga Parbat, which he and Urubko had to abandon after 51 days and 6600 meters! “I will go in winter. Again. Yes in winter. Just because it’s my dream. Just because exploration never ends.” – Simone Moro

Author : David L. Harrowfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781869536664
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Call of the Ice written by David L. Harrowfield and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hardback edition of this book is a celebration not only of Antarctica, and more specifically the Ross Sea region, but also of the many men and women who have contributed to our understanding of this unique environment and its impact on our world.

Author : Sunniva Sorby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781956470031
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hearts in the Ice written by Sunniva Sorby and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hearts in the Ice is a story of adventure and action, courage and connection, sustainability and survival. Hilde and Sunniva will take you inside their personal accounts of a year of surviving and thriving in a rustic trappers cabin 140 km away from the nearest town-a pivotal moment in Svalbard history; a quick peek at the female explorers who came before them and a testament to the power of community and collaboration.

Author : Alastair Reynolds
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0316462691
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pushing Ice written by Alastair Reynolds and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pushing Ice is the brilliant tale of extraordinary aliens, glittering technologies, and sweeping space opera from award-winning science fiction author Alastair Reynolds. 2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they're good at it. The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed. As layers of camouflage fall away, it becomes clear that Janus was never a moon in the first place. It's some kind of machine -- and it is now headed toward a fuzzily glimpsed artifact 260 light-years away. The Rockhopper is the only ship anywhere near Janus, and Bella Lind is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach. In accepting this mission, she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny -- for Janus has more surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome.

Author : Kim Baldwin
Publisher : Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN 13 : 1602823332
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Ice written by Kim Baldwin and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing is easy about life above the Arctic Circle. Except, perhaps, falling in love. Bryson Faulkner embraces the challenges that come with making a home in one of the most beautiful but unforgiving places on earth: the isolation of the endless wilderness, the harsh and unpredictable climate, the predators that lurk about her remote cabin. And even the most perilous dangers of all—those that await her when she takes to the skies as one of Alaska’s most daring bush pilots. The only thing missing is a special woman to share it all with, but she’s resigned herself to the fact that few people can thrive in such an extreme environment. Everything Karla Edwards thought she knew gets called into question when a series of events turns her comfortable and well-ordered life on its ear. Her partner leaves her, her mother dies, and Karla learns she has a sister in Alaska she never knew. She takes a leave of absence from her job as an ER nurse in Atlanta and heads to the far north, seeking answers and adventure. She finds all that and more when she crosses paths with a sexy bush pilot who opens her eyes to new possibilities. But can she open her heart as well and learn to trust again?

Author : Mary F. Holley
Publisher : Tate Publishing & Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 9781604627688
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crystal Meth written by Mary F. Holley and published by Tate Publishing & Enterprises. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes in detail the carnage caused by meth, the damaged brains, destroyed lives, abandoned children and pre-mature death.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industrial Refrigeration written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David L. Harrowfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781869536930
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Call of the Ice written by David L. Harrowfield and published by . This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback edition of this book is a celebration not only of Antarctica, and more specifically the Ross Sea region, but also of the many men and women who have contributed to our understanding of this unique environment and its impact on our world.

Author : Christian F. J. Galloway
Publisher : London : T. Fisher Unwin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.5H/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Call of the West written by Christian F. J. Galloway and published by London : T. Fisher Unwin. This book was released on 1916 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ernest Ingersoll
Publisher : Musaicum Books
ISBN 13 : 8027222605
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ice Queen (Illustrated Edition) written by Ernest Ingersoll and published by Musaicum Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the brass foundry, where eighteen year old Alex Kincaid works, is gutted in fire, he and his sister Kate and youngest sibling Jim choose to relocate to their uncle's home two hundred miles away in Cleveland. They plan to skate over the solidified Great Lakes with their provisions and their faithful dog Tug. But all of this is not as simple as it sounds. The children must face the threat of starvation, harsh winter, separation and great psychological duress to achieve any success. Read on! Ernest Ingersoll (1852-1946) was a renowned American naturalist, writer and explorer.