Difficult and Dangerous
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Mountain Adventures tells the stories of some of the most famous mountain survivors. It tells of climbers who have shown amazing courage, resilience and climbing skills. It describes how people have escaped when the situation has seemed hopeless. And it asks you, the reader, to think how you might have coped in these difficult and dangerous situations.
"The true stories of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Violette Szabo, Dusan 'Dusko' Popov, John Howard Griffin, and Gary Powers, who survived harrowing experiences as spies and secret agents"--Provided by publisher.