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Author | : Randi Minetor |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2018-05-01 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1493033778 |
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On Mount Washington, it’s lack of preparation, not the mountain, that kills. The weather is highly changeable with wind gusts of 140 mph and -35 degree temps. Then there are the avalanches and icefalls. Combine this with inexperienced hikers in t-shirts and flip flops and things can get ugly fast. Death on Mount Washington describes the circumstances behind the tragic tales of those who have lost their lives on the mountain. No one--not even the most experienced mountaineer or pilot--is safe from the mountain's mercurial weather conditions. Learn from the mistakes of others in the comfort and safety of your armchair and remember to respect Mount Washington on your next ski trip.
Author | : Nicholas S. Howe |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download Not Without Peril Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
These compelling profiles of 22 adventurous yet unlucky climbers chronicle more than a century of exploration recreation and tragedy in New Hampshire's Presidential Range
Author | : Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2021-06-14 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1439672652 |
Download The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel Disaster Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
On Christmas Eve 1917, an overcrowded, out-of-control streetcar exited the Mount Washington tunnel, crashing into pedestrians. Twenty-three were killed and more than eighty injured in the worst transit incident in Pittsburgh history. The crash scene on Carson Street was chaotic as physicians turned the railway offices into a makeshift hospital and bystanders frantically sought to remove the injured and strewn bodies from the wreckage. Most of the victims, many women and children, were from the close-knit neighborhoods of Knoxville, Beltzhoover and Mount Oliver. In the aftermath, public outrage over the tragedy led to criminal prosecution, civil suits and the bankruptcy of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, which operated the service. Author Mary Jane Kuffner Hirt explores the tragic history of the Mount Washington transit tunnel disaster.
Author | : Ty Gagne |
Publisher | : Tmc Books LLC |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2017-08-25 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780996218153 |
Download Where You'll Find Me Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
On Feb. 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. What went wrong? Where You'll Find Me offers possible answers to that question.
Author | : Edited by Mike Dickerman |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625859015 |
Download Mount Washington: Narratives and Perspectives Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Go off the beaten path and explore the captivating history of one of the Granite State's most remarkable places. For two centuries, Mount Washington has been the object of countless writers' wonder and fascination. In this volume, more than twenty previously written pieces inspired by New England's highest peak have been carefully selected, and collectively these cover nearly every aspect of the mountain's storied past. Tag along on early explorations of the White Mountains and its fabled Presidential Range. Follow the history of the nation's first mountain-climbing train and witness many of Mount Washington's tales of human tragedies. Editor and area historian Mike Dickerman uncovers the fascinating history of one of the New Hampshire's most renowned natural wonders.
Author | : Ty Gagne |
Publisher | : Tmc Books LLC |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2020-11-11 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781734930832 |
Download The Last Traverse Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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 Mountains of New Hampshire. More than a cautionary tale, it is a tribute to all the volunteers and professionals who willingly put themselves in harm's way to save lives. This is a must read for anyone who hikes the Whites. "In his first book, Where You'll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and the last Climb of Kate Matrosova, Ty Gagne established his credentials as a writer of well-researched and objective analysis of mountain accidents. Moreover, Where You'll Find Me reads like a novel, a book I couldn't put down. In his latest book, The Last Traverse, Gagne takes the combination of analysis and storytelling to a new level in a tale of survival and tragedy in the White Mountains." -Mark Synnott, author of The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life and The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest
Author | : Randi Minetor |
Publisher | : Down East Books |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2018-09-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1608934187 |
Download Death on Katahdin Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Mount Katahdin, in Baxter State Park, is Maine's highest mountain. It is also the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Tucked away in the remote North Woods, it is an adventure seeker's paradise. Hiking, climbing, backpacking, snowshoeing, back-country skiing, and ice-climbing are among the activities pursued there; and there has a been a similar range in the ways people have met their demise on the mountain and in the park.Randi Minetor gathers the stories of these fatalities, from falls to exposure to cardiac arrest; and presents dozens of misadventures, including hunting accidents, lightning strikes, and even more than one suspicious death. It's a fascinating addition to the North Woods canon.
Author | : Peter R. Henriques |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Death |
ISBN | : 9780931917356 |
Download The Death of George Washington Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Peter Henriques brings the final hours of George Washington's life into a narrative format, revealing new insights into the man's attitudes towards life and death and highlighting his capacity to face danger and determination with dignity and courage.
Author | : David Roberts |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2006-12-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1416548769 |
Download On the Ridge Between Life and Death Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both -- and why do they continue to do what they do in the face of such great danger? In On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts confronts these questions head-on as he recounts the exhilarating highs and desperate lows of his climbing career. By the time he was twenty-two, Roberts had already been involved in three fatal mountain climbing accidents and had escaped death himself by the sheerest of luck. And yet, as he acknowledges, few things have brought him more joy than climbing. In a famous essay on the subject written more than twenty years ago, Roberts judged climbing to be "worth the risk." He continues to climb to this day, and several of his challenging routes in Alaska have never been climbed since. But in reassessing the emotional costs to himself and to loved ones, he reaches a different conclusion, one that is sure to cause controversy not only in climbing circles, but among adventurers of all kinds. Candid and unflinching, On the Ridge Between Life and Death is a compelling examination of the risks we take in order to feel more alive.
Author | : Lee Vincent |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Meteorologists |
ISBN | : |
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