They Lived to Tell the Tale : True Stories of Modern Adventure from the Legendary Explorers Club

by The Explorers Club; edited and with an introduction by Jan Jarboe Russell

• ISBN13: 9781592289912
• ISBN10: 1592289916
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

They Lived to Tell the Tale is a colourful collection of adventure stories from some of the bravest and most daring people in the world, including Sir Edmund Hillary, Robert Ballard, and Buzz Aldrin. Gathered here are their firsthand accounts, ranging from the remarkable to the captivating to the absurd, which are sure to become a memorable part of exploration lore for generations to come.

Author Biography

Richard Wiese, the youngest president of The Explorers Club in its 100-year history, is also the host of the network show, Exploration with Richard Wiese.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Africa
On the Edge	p. 3
Retracing Alexander's Footsteps	p. 11
How Not to Take a Jungle Bath	p. 21
Polar
North Greenland by Dog Team	p. 27
Exit Strategy	p. 39
Living Opposite the Bear	p. 45
Dictator or Democrat	p. 57
Big Heart on Baffin Island	p. 71
Life When Hell Freezes Over	p. 77
Asia
Thieves of Baghdad	p. 85
The Making of Iraq's First Lady	p. 99
Ghost Call	p. 111
The Weather Prayer	p. 119
Disaster on Everest	p. 125
Journey to the Summit	p. 137
The Leather Rope	p. 145
Almost Swept Away	p. 149
Himalayan Ibex Hunting in Pakistan	p. 151
Zen Adventures in West Papua	p. 161
Siberian Expedition	p. 167
Exploring Myanmar's Forbidden Wilderness	p. 179
Europe and North America
A Bad Day at the Office	p. 191
Explorations in the Heart of Hell	p. 197
Finding the Oxford	p. 203
The Ghost Bird	p. 219
The Pass	p. 227
Cloud Diving	p. 231
Sea to Sea	p. 237
Seven Miles Down in the Trieste	p. 243
A Crashing Bore	p. 251
South America
Encountering Darwin	p. 257
The Running of the Boundaries	p. 265
The Flying Giant of the Andes	p. 271
A Treetop Walk	p. 277
Elixir of the Spirit	p. 281
Exploring Easter Island with Thor Heyerdahl	p. 293
Escape from Darien	p. 301
Space
Ah, Open Space	p. 311
Race to the Moon	p. 319
Horizons
On Exploration	p. 327
Out on a Limb	p. 331
Epilogue: Presidential Roundtable: The Face of Exploration Today	p. 339
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