"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Benuzzi and two fellow prisoners spent six months secretly hoarding food; sewing clothing, shoes, and tents; and scavenging for scrap metal to hammer into ice axes and crampons. After escaping, they braved the multiple risks of capture, wild animals (including elephants and rhinoceros), starvation, frigid weather, and some of the most challenging climbing conditions in Africa. The men ascended 16,300 feet to Mount Kenya's Point Lenana, hoisted a homemade flag, and then returned to the misery of the camp. Benuzzi and his comrades never cared that their freedom was fleeting: they climbed Mount Kenya to reaffirm their humanity in the face of a barbaric world war. The gallantry of this gesture sets No Picnic apart from typical mountaineering stories of risk and self reliance. --Svenja Soldovieri
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 3.00
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new1592287247
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard1592287247
Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. In 1943 Felice Benuzzi and two Italian compatriots escaped from a British POW camp in equatorial East Africa with only one goal in mindto climb the dangerous seventeenthousandfoot Mount Kenya No Picnic on Mount Kenya is the classic tale of this most bizarre and thrilling adventure a story that has earned its place as a unique masterpiece of daring and suspense. Seller Inventory # DADAX1592287247
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon1592287247
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think1592287247
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover1592287247
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_1592287247
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # VIB1592287247
Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.69. Seller Inventory # Q-1592287247
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Seller Inventory # Abebooks474553