Reviews for No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Review - No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Great book. Three Italian prisoners escape from a British POW camp for the sole purpose of climbing the nearby Mount Kenya.
Reviewed by Roger on 2000-01-24 08:05:41
No Picnic on Mount Kenyaby Felice Benuzzi | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" "Extreme Classics" |
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| Category: |
"Travel" |
| Pages: | 250 |
| Year of Publication: | 1953 |
| Date Read: | 01/20/2000 |
| Notes: | Here’s a wonderful story idea: three Italian prisoners of war, held in Kenya by the British during World War II, decide to alleviate the doldrums of their captivity by climbing the mountain — Africa’s second tallest — that looms over them. Having surreptitiously manufactured mountaineering equipment and squirreled away supplies, they leave a note for their captors (don’t bother coming to look for us, it explains, we’ll be back in two weeks) and embark on their excursion. Amazingly enough, the tale is true, and Benuzzi’s firsthand account of the extraordinary exploit is filled with suspense, humor, courage, peril, and all the drama any reader could desire. An amusing, gripping, and singular adventure, well-told. This is one of several books on the list discovered by group members in A Common Reader Catalog. And it was from that catalog that we stole the above review — word for word. |
| My Rating: | 9 |