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K2: Triumph And Tragedy
K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, at 8611 metres only a couple of hundred metres lower than Everest. It is one of the most unrelenting and testing of the worlds 8000-metre peaks. Jim Curran came to K2 as a climbing cameraman with an unsuccessful British expedition, but stayed on through the climbing season. This is his account of the dramatic events of that summer, a story of ambitions both achieved and thwarted on a mountain which all high-altitude climbers take the most pride in overcoming. In 1986 K2 took its toll of those ambitions. Curran vividly describes the moments that contribute to the exhilaration of climbing on the world's most demanding mountain, and he assesses the tragedy of that summer with compassion and impartiality.
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PASSION OF THE KNIGHT
The Pennington name, while remains somewhat ambiguous due to misspellings is believed to exist before 1066a.d. All data has been traced through various names, religious records and migrations. The true identity of Alan Pennington’s wife still is not known, but his three sons have been documented. Family records and events became more accurate after 1464 with Sir John Pennington. To this day more and more is being discovered about Muncaster castle including its growing importance to the Romans during the Roman occupation of Western Europe. Muncaster’s history has been one of the most interesting in all of England and the Pennington name is one of the oldest.
Coastal Dawn
In 1940, the defense of Great Britain rested with a handful of volunteer aircrew, Churchills few. Overshadowed in later folklore by the more famous Spitfire and Hurricane pilots, there were other pilots, observers and air gunners just as courageous flying the Bristol Blenheim MKIV-F. The future of the country and arguably that of the free world depended also on their skill, morale and sacrifice. Remarkably little has been chronicled of these men and their aircraft the Trade Protection squadrons formed by Hugh Dowding allotted to 11 Group in October 1939. The aircrafts range and endurance made it suitable for defense of coastal shipping against attack on the southern a...
Nanga Parbat - The Ultimate Chronicle
The story of Nanga Parbat is long and multifaceted. It was often personified as implacable and unapproachable. Attempts to climb it were made as early as the 19th century. Between the First and Second World Wars it was named the 'mountain of destiny for the Germans' and abused by National Socialist propaganda. The best mountaineers lost their lives in large numbers. In the 1950s, the decade of the first ascents of 8,000m peaks, "Nanga" also fell. Its first climber, the unforgettable Hermann Buhl, would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2024. This story from a long-forgotten time up to the days of modern mountaineering is dedicated to him.
Vanwolf
A new monster, has arisen. After being warmly invited to stay in at a local orphanage within the New England town of Stilin, Massachusetts, twelve year old Alan Pennington is thrilled and heartfelt to be welcomed by the residents of the child based organization. However, the residents of the seemingly peaceful orphanage will soon realize that something is quite not right with their new guest. What is going on? Who is Alan truly? And what are his motivations?
