The Adventurer's Handbook by Mick Conefrey

The Adventurer's Handbook by Mick Conefrey

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Pick up your backpack and become the next Bear Grylls!

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The Adventurer's Handbook by Mick Conefrey

Pick up your backpack and become the next Bear Grylls!

‘An irreverent but inspiring look at the history of adventure… [Conefrey] provides a combination of intrepid stories of yesteryear and amusing old-fashioned tips… not to mention some brilliant trivia'

* The Oldie *

“An amazing collection of epic adventures.” 

-- Peter Hillary, son of Sir Edmund Hillary

“Mick Conefrey is a shrink, a raconteur and forensic analyst all wrapped into one. He gets right to the heart of what makes explorers tick.” 

-- Stephen Venables, first British mountaineer to summit Everest without oxygen

 “A brilliant and original guide to getting back!” 

-- George Band, youngest climber on the 1953 British Mt. Everest expedition and, with Joe Brown, the fi

Mick Conefrey is the acclaimed author of Everest 1953 and How to Climb Mont Blanc in a Skirt. He has produced several BBC films on mountaineering and exploration, including The Race for Everest. He lives in Oxford.

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ISBN 13 9781780743196
ISBN 10 178074319X
Title The Adventurer's Handbook
Author Mick Conefrey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oneworld Publications
Year published 2013-11-07
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.