A different time, a different world

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	• No Picnic on Mount Kenya: A Daring Escape, A Perilous Climb Felice Benuzzi The Lyons Press, 2005 - 248 pages average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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A different time, a different world

An entertaining story. It's hard to imagine escaping from an interment camp simply to climb a mountain, planning to return to camp afterwards! And it is even harder to imagine planning such a climb with the sparse resources available.

Interesting but not remarkable

The best thing about the book is that it is believable. With that being said, it's just not real compelling.

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A BIZARRE ADVENTURE

An extremely well-written book, especially considering the author was not writing in his native language. A crazy idea about climbing a mountain by 3 novices; crazier still under the circumstances of escaping from a POW camp with the intention of returning. I bought the book after having read the story in National Geographic "Adventure" of 2 experienced & well-outfitted mountaineers who re-traced their steps. The original is better!

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In 1943, Felice Benuzzi and two Italian compatriots escaped from a British POW camp in equatorial East Africa with only one goal in mind--to climb the dangerous seventeen-thousand-foot Mount Kenya. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is the classic tale of this most bizarre and thrilling adventure, a story that has earned its place as a unique masterpiece of daring and suspense.