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Real-life memoirs taken from the diaries of seven great explorers - dating from 60 to 180 years ago. Narrated by Ken. Of these seven adventure stories, five take place in the 1800's and two take place in 1953. Altogether, over 200 minutes. These intriguing stories are particularly good for youngsters who could benefit from hearing such stories read to them - but any age will appreciate them.
Two of the stories in this audio book showcase treks to find sources of rivers, namely, the Indus and the Oxus rivers. Those two stories are included with the five which take place in then 1800's. The other three from the 19th century, describe explorations of other parts of the Himalayas. These five stories are about men who explore regions never before seen by westerners. Those explorers, if you were to ask them, would readily admit that indigenous dwellers from those remote regions, had been first to find those places.
Then there are the last two stories in this collection. They both take place in 1953, and tell about the first men to summit particular peaks. One of those peaks, called Nanga Prabat, was first summited by the Austrian Hermann Buhl. The story of Buhl's ascent, is the longest story in this series, at just over fifty minutes. The closing story tells about the first ascent of Mount Everest. It is taken from the diary of Sir Edmund Hillary who, along with his friend, the sherpa; Tenzing Norgay, were the first men to stand atop it.
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