The Kid Who Climbed Everest by Bear Grylls

August 11, 2011
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Most people identify Bear Grylls as the guy who eats all kinds of piss and poo to survive in the wild, but he actually got famous by being the youngest Briton to climb Mt Everest and this book chronicles that …

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80 Metres Below The Summit

June 20, 2011
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80 meters Below the Summit, a documentary by Pavol Barabas. Kachenjunga may be the 3rd highest mountain in the world, but this Slovak team made it look much harder than Everest. And it probably is. Coupled with the kind of …

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Nepal by Krishna P Bhattarai

June 1, 2011
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This is not a guide book. A lot of the author’s insights here will not be found on the internet. There is some history, some politics, some sociology but mostly geography in this informative yet easy to read book. Here …

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Fit At Fifty & Beyond

April 5, 2011
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by Michale Gloth & Rudy Speckamp This is an “honest” book on healthy living that neither goes to extremes in telling you what to avoid nor tries to sell you some programme or product in which the author has vested …

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Look Hot, Live Long by Christine Lydon

June 28, 2009
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This is a health/fitness book with an emphasis on strength training. Written by a doctor who is a nutrition consultant and a personal fitness consultant to Hollywood celebrities, it dispenses valuable facts and tips on nutrition and exercise routines. Part …

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Silk Dreams, Troubled Road

June 7, 2009
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Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee Silk Dreams, Troubled Road by Jonny Bealby This is not just a story about an exotic adventure on the Silk Road. It is a brutally honest tell-all that reveals quite a bit …

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Singapore To Beijing On A Bike

June 7, 2009
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Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee Singapore To Beijing On A Bike by Khoo Swee Chiow Singapore’s best known adventurer is at it again. This time, he’s not climbing a big peak, going to the Poles or staying …

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Surviving The Extremes by Kenneth Kalmer

June 7, 2009
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Knapsack Treks Book Review by Chan Joon Yee Surviving The Extremes by Kenneth Kalmer For those unfamiliar with the author, Kenneth Kalmer was the only doctor on Mt Everest during the 1996 tragedy. This book touches on human physiology and …

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