@2@@20@A rediscovered mountaineering classic and t@21@@20@he extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount Kenya by three prisoners of war.@21@@3@@16@@2@When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea - an outrageous, dangerous, @18@brilliant@19@ idea.@3@@2@There are not many people who would break out of a P.O.W. camp, trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of Mount Kenya with improvised equipment, meagre rations, and with a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef among their more accurate guides. There are probably fewer still who would break back in to the camp on their return.@3@@2@But this is the remarkable story of three such men. @18@No Picnic on Mount Kenya@19@ is a powerful testament to the human spirit of revolt and adventure in even the darkest of places.@3@@2@"The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this @20@mad but thrilling escapade" @21@- @18@Saturday Review@19@@3@@16@@2@"A most @20@extraordinary@21@ prisoner-of-war and escape story" - @18@New Yorker@19@@3@@16@@2@"A @20@mad venture and a gallant tribute@21@ to man's deep yearning for freedom" - @18@Kirkus Reviews@19@@3@@16@@2@"The book @20@crackles with the same dry humour as its title@21@. It contains the prison-yard bartering and candlelight stitching that mark @20@a classic jailbreak yarn@21@; the encounters with wild beasts in Mount Kenya's forest belt are as @20@gripping@21@, and the descriptions of sparkling glaciers as @20@awe-inspiring,@21@ as any passage in the great exploration diaries of the early 20th century" - @18@The Economist@19@@3@

Benuzzi's sketches and his glorious writing and humour make this an incomparable tribute to camaraderie and daring.

Vorwort
Eighty years since Felice Benuzzi's incredible escape, discover a classic tale of derring-do: The Great Escape meets Touching the Void

Autorentext

Felice Benuzzi was born in Vienna in 1910 and grew up in Trieste, doing his early mountaineering in the Julian Alps. He studied law at the University of Rome and represented Italy as an international swimmer in 1933-35. He served in the Italian Colonial Service in Abyssinia until his imprisonment in 1941, and wrote both the English and Italian versions of No Picnic on Mount Kenya during the last years of his captivity. Following the conclusion of the war he worked as a diplomat, including with the United Nations. He died in Rome in 1988.

Klappentext

In the shadow of Mount Kenya, surrounded by the forests and creatures of the savannah, life drags interminably for the inmates of POW Camp 354, captured in Africa during World War II. Confined to an endless cycle of boredom and frustration, one prisoner realizes he can bear it no longer.
When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea--an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant**idea.
Not many people would break out of a POW camp and trek for days across perilous terrain before climbing the north face of Mount Kenya with improvised equipment, meager rations, and a picture of the mountain on a tin of beef as their most accurate guide. Fewer still would break back into the camp on their return.
This is the remarkable story of three such men--a powerful testament to the human spirit of rebellion and adventure--reissued in a deluxe edition featuring Benuzzi's own watercolor paintings of the expedition and a final chapter that has never before appeared in English.