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For 18 years, Ed Viesturs pursued climbing's holy grail: to stand atop the world's 14 8,000-meter peaks, without the aid of bottled oxygen. But No Shortcuts to the Top is as much about the man who would become the first American to achieve that goal as it is about his stunning quest. As Viesturs recounts the stories of his most harrowing climbs, he reveals a man torn between the flat, safe world he and his loved ones share and the majestic and deadly places where only he can go.

Long overshadowed by Japan and China, South Korea is a small country that happens to be one of the great national success stories of the postwar period. From a failed state with no democratic tradition, ruined and partitioned by war, and sapped by a half-century of colonial rule, South Korea transformed itself in just 50 years into an economic powerhouse and a democracy that serves as a model for other countries. With no natural resources and a tradition of authoritarian rule, Korea managed to accomplish a second Asian miracle.

There was someone standing further along the beach, facing out to sea. An old man dressed in...I blinked...battle fatigues? Second World War US by the looks of the helmet. I looked on for a moment, squinting into the sun-streaked coconut smoke. "You won’t like Bonga’s Guest House, I can tell you now. Maximo Bonga," said the fisherman’s wife. She was lost for words, shaking her head. "Maximum Bongo?" I asked. "Bonga," she said. "It means flamboyant." Based on a true story.

His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife, Pauline, journeyed in December of 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip.

In recent years, Billy Connolly has had more than his share of challenges - in 2013 he was diagnosed with prostate cancer (he's now been given the all clear); on the same day he was diagnosed with the early stages of Parkinson's disease. But being a determined 72-year-old, Billy won't let the illness put him off one more exploration of the country he knows and loves so well.

At the age of nine, Jamie's family feared he would never walk again. Twenty years later, he set off to run 5,000 miles coast to coast across Canada. When Jamie decided to repay the hospitals that saved his life as a child, he embarked on the biggest challenge of his life: running the equivalent of 200 marathons back to back, solo and unsupported, in 40 degree weather, surviving all kinds of injuries and traumas on the road and wearing through 13 pairs of trainers. And he did it all dressed as the superhero the Flash.

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Clara Amfo invites you to grab the window seat and travel the world from your favourite podcast app! Welcome to ROUTES FROM LNER — the podcast that makes travel feel closer than ever. We’re setting off for adventure with some well-known faces and exploring what travel means to them. This is the podcast that’ll make you want to step out your front door and into a world of possibilities. This isn’t your typical travel show. Clara’s not here to give you a dry guide to must-see landmarks. Instead, she’s celebrating what makes travel fun and personal. Expect laid-back, humourous chats ...

Wir sind die drei Moderatoren Frederick, Jörg und Maik. Was dich in unserem Podcast erwartet erfährst du hier. Gerne kannst du uns Themen und Anregungen schicken. Wir sind auch auf YouTube Frederick https://www.youtube.com/@PottCamper Jörg https://www.youtube.com/@lottiontourfurdenfeuervogel Maik https://www.youtube.com/@LuckyCamper

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Achtsam, produktiv und mental gesund - das ist häufig leichter gesagt, als getan. Schließlich wird der Alltag nicht selten von Stress, Selbstzweifeln, Ablenkungen oder Beziehungskonflikten begleitet. Erfahre im 7Mind Podcast, wie dir Achtsamkeit helfen kann, diese Herausforderungen zu bewältigen: Dafür teilen wir Denkanstöße aus der Psychologie und fragen spannende Expert:innen nach ihren Tipps, z.B. für mehr Gelassenheit, nachhaltige Produktivität, besseren Schlaf, Sinnfindung und Selbstvertrauen. Mach Achtsamkeit zur Routine und sichere dir 7 Tage kostenlosen Zugang zu unserer 7Mind ...

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Exploring every links course in Great Britain.Architect, author, photographer and – above all – golf course enthusiast Sam Cooper has turned his travels around the coast of Great Britain into a stunning series of journals.Together with his wife, Harriet, they made the decision to take their lives in a completely different direction. Specifically, they bought a camper van and set off with their two dogs on a golfing odyssey based on Sam’s obsessive quest to play every links course – and nothing but links courses – in Great Britain.Sam’s blog and social media channels struck a chord ...

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