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Book Review:The Final Frontiersman - Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness by James Campbell
Mail every 3 months, 70 below with the windchill, an unserviced 14' x 16' cabin - welcome to the final frontier, Alaska.
Sevareid has a real knack for providing detailed imagery of the environment; the importance of the journey requires commendation.
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Book Review: Near Death In The Mountains - True Stories Of Disaster And Survival Edited By Cecil Kuhne
A gripping collection for those who climb up mountains and those who climb into comfortable chairs to read.
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Book Review: Wind River by Tom Morrisey
Whether you’re after an outdoor adventure or a story of how to face the sins of the past, Wind River won’t disappoint.
This coming-of-age young adult novel is compact, compelling, and suspenseful as young Nathan Fowler deals with a deadly killer.
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Book Review: Templeton Turtle Goes Exploring by Ron Pridmore
An adventurous hatchling turtle, friendly neighbours and a dash of adventure make for a delightful trip around the pond.
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Book Review - The Last Season by Eric Blehm
Eric Blehm's book explores the life and death of ranger Randy Morgenson.
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Book Review: The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane
For a book that is celebrating the wild, it is ironic that these essays seem to be bundled up in cages.
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Book Review: Shattered Air - A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemite’s Half Dome by Bob Madgic
An excellent study of a 1980s hiking tragedy on Half Dome.
What starts off as a coming-of-age story - mingled with travelogue and Nat Geo-styled adventure tale - becomes a life or death struggle...
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