Re: OT --- Winter Reading
I was a Krakauer fan but ended up deciding he had the wrong take on
it. The Bourkreev story may not be as cleverly-written, but it rings
very authentic and...
Doug Nering 2003-11-21 15:07:27 #26289
Re: OT --- Winter Reading
Have you read Endurance by Alfred Lansing? Perhaps the best true adventure story ever
written.
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Bob Bordasch 2003-11-21 15:02:15 #26288
OT -Re: [grandcanyon] Re: Those darn ammo boxes
Skeet shooting rules require lead shot. Lead shot is not illegal.
Some hunters have lead shot in the chamber and a pocket full of steel shot.
Dick...
Dick Matthews 2003-11-21 14:50:43 #26287
Re: OT --- Winter Reading
"The Climb" by Anatoli Boukreev is not (IMHO) as well-written
as "Into Thin Air", but gives an interesting account from a different
perspective of the same...
Patricia Corry 2003-11-21 14:45:45 #26286
Re: OT --- Winter Reading
I found "Ice Bound..." by Gerri Nielsen to be quite the survival
story in a harsh environment. It did, however, get a bit soapy in
places...
cpadaveus 2003-11-21 14:31:16 #26285
Re: Those darn ammo boxes
--- In grandcanyon@yahoogroups.com, m a weber wrote:
> A co-hiker asks, why is lead shot even legal anymore in AZ, given
> what we know ingesting it does...
Patricia Corry 2003-11-21 14:20:43 #26284
Freeze & Thaw Rockfall
Like some of the other folks who posted earlier on the subject I have seen/witnessed very few rockfalls. Lived here around 15 years now, below the rim a lot...
Bob Audretsch 2003-11-21 14:16:54 #26283
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