Ergebnis für "Moving the Mountain" in Wissenschaft & Technik

The Last Great Mountain tells the story of the first ascent of Kangchenjunga the third highest but reputedly the hardest mountain in the world. It was an astonishing achievement for a British team led by Everest veteran Charles Evans. Drawing on interviews, diaries and unpublished accounts, Mick Conefrey begins his story in 1905 with the disastrous first attempt on the mountain by a team led by Aleister Crowley, explores the three dramatic German expeditions of the the late 1920s and brings it all to a climax 50 years later with the first ascent by Joe Brown and George Band.

The extraordinary story of one plucky dog, his quest for a forever home and the woman who saved him. What happens when a backpacking adventure turns into a global rescue mission – all because of one determined little street dog? That’s exactly what happened to Mirelle. She set off to Peru...