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Final Flight
Peter Stekel
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Description for Final Flight
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W photos throughout, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
In October 2005, two mountaineers climbing above Mendel Glacier in the High Sierra finds the mummified remains of a man in a WW II uniform, entombed in the ice. The "Iceman" discovery creates a media storm which draws author Peter Stekel to investigate and stumble upon the case of a navigation training flight crew missing since 1942. Early attempts at recovery are thwarted due to empty graves, botched records, bad weather, bad luck, and bad timing. Then, in 2007, Stekel himself discovers a second body in the glacier. Through meticulous research, interviews, and his own mountaineering trips to the ... Read more
In October 2005, two mountaineers climbing above Mendel Glacier in the High Sierra finds the mummified remains of a man in a WW II uniform, entombed in the ice. The "Iceman" discovery creates a media storm which draws author Peter Stekel to investigate and stumble upon the case of a navigation training flight crew missing since 1942. Early attempts at recovery are thwarted due to empty graves, botched records, bad weather, bad luck, and bad timing. Then, in 2007, Stekel himself discovers a second body in the glacier. Through meticulous research, interviews, and his own mountaineering trips to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wilderness Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Berkeley, United States
ISBN
9780899974750
SKU
V9780899974750
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About Peter Stekel
Peter Stekel lives in Seattle. He has hiked in the Sierra Nevada—mostly Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks—since he was twelve years old. That is a long time. But not long enough. He is also the author of The Flower Lover and Best Hikes Near Seattle. More photos can be found at the book's website. You will also find links ... Read more
Reviews for Final Flight
Stekel has breathed warm life into these long lost World War II airmen who disappeared while on a training mission in 1942. Entombed in High Sierra glacial ice for more than sixty years before being discovered by climbers and the author himself, Stekel skillfully weaves the crew's fate in these rugged mountains with his own quest to unravel the mystery." ... Read more