No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Book description
A rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount Kenya by three prisoners of war.
When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp…
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1 author picked No Picnic on Mount Kenya as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A few books exist that while reading you think a librarian made a mistake in placing a work of fiction in the nonfiction section. This is such a book, a story so unique it is hard to believe.
Benuzzi’s memoir of World War II is the most unique I have ever read. An Italian soldier in Africa captured by the British and held prisoner during the war, Benuzzi and his men escape into the wilds of Africa not for freedom but to attempt to summit Mount Keyna.
From clandestinely manufacturing alpine climbing equipment from tins of beans, to dodging rhinoceros…
From Benjamin's list on the human superpower of teamwork overcoming challenges.
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