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Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Contains two programs. In the first (Antarctic wildlife adventure), naturalists Sally and Jerome Poncet and their three sons document the life cycles of various animals of Antarctica. In the second (Antarctic challenge), Jon Krakauer leads expeditions to the Holtedahl Mountains and then the Drygalski Mountains, one of the last unexplored mountain ranges in the world.
564) High ground
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Eleven wounded U.S. veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, each, dealing with different issues and looking to move on with their lives. They join an expedition to climb the 20,000 foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. Led by blind adventurer Erick Weihenmayer and a team of Mt. Everest summiteers as their guides, they set out on an emotional and gripping climb to reach the top and heal the emotional and physical wounds of the longest war in U.S....
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Two friends, one an attorney and the other a physics professor, share a dream- they want to climb K2. They finally have an opportunity to do so when they are asked to join an international climbing team, put together by a legendary mountaineer. Little do they know that their survival will rest on the one thing they can't depend on- their loyalty to each other.
566) Surviving Everest
Series
Pub. Date
c2000, p1984
Description
Explores the world's highest and most dangerous mountain through an examination of the adventures of Sir Edmund Hillary. Hillary and his climbing companion, Tenzing Norkey, to Everest to celebrate their historic event. Includes footage from the original expedition.
567) Into Thin Air
Author
Pub. Date
p,c1997
Description
-- "A harrowing tale of the perils of high-altitude climbing, a story of bad luck and worse judgment and of heartbreaking heroism." — -- Into Thin Air This updated trade paperback edition of Into Thin Air In 1999, Krakauer received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters--a prestigious prize intended "to honor writers of exceptional accomplishment." According to the Academy's citation, "Krakauer combines the...
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Follow adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia. Footage captures the amazing and beautiful mountain ranges and coastline along the west coast of North America, from California to deep Patagonia.
572) 127 hours
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
After a mountain climber falls into a canyon and becomes trapped by a boulder, he resorts to desperate measures to survive and make his way to safety.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Play Misty for me: A radio disc jockey becomes the victim of psychotic obsession when he tries to end a torrid love affair with a fan.
The Eiger sanction: A professional assassin is forced out of retirement in order to avenge a friend's murder in the Swiss Alps.
Coogan's bluff: An Arizona lawman's unorthodox methods of capturing an escaped murderer angers a tough NYC police lieutenant.
The beguiled: A wounded soldier finds shelter in an all-girls...
