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  • Search and Rescue in the White Mountains
  • Written by: Sandy Stott
  • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
  • Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Written by: Sandy Stott
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A misread map, a sudden storm, a forgotten headlamp - and suddenly a leisurely hike turns into a treacherous endeavor.

In the past decade, inexpensive but sophisticated navigation devices and mobile phones have led to alarming levels of overconfidence on the trail. Adding to this worrisome trend, the increasing popularity of ventures into mountainous terrain has led hikers seeking solitude - or an adrenaline rush - into increasingly remote or risky forays.

Sandy Stott, the "Accidents" editor at the journal of the Appalachian Mountain Club, delivers both a history and a celebration of the search and rescue workers who save countless lives in the White Mountains - along with a plea for us not to take their steadfastness and bravery for granted. Filled with tales of astonishing courage and sobering tragedy, Critical Hours will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts and armchair adventurers alike.
©2018 University Press of New England (P)2019 Tantor
Social Sciences Outdoors & Nature Adventure Travel
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Critical Hours you'll never get back!

Ok so the headline is a bit harsh. The story itself and the material it deals with are totally up my alley: outdoor disasters, adventures gone wrong etc. but the prose style seems archaic and a bit pompous ( the author is a former school teacher... nuff said, lol ) The narrator is the final anachronism which consigns this audiobook to the plus catalogue. It's overly long and the fact that the author constantly gives away the endings to many of the stories herein makes the whole thing fall flat. That and his clear antagonism to French Canadians leaves the whole experience as a deux étoiles! That was a joke btw and to be fair I did finish the book as background listening at work.

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