Summit Murder Mystery Series

We’d hacked and slashed our way through the jungle, inch by inch, for the better part of three hours. Every step we’d taken had been earned, from the trailhead at the base of the Andes range where the Peruvian jeep convoy dropped off our thirty-man detachment alongside the Urubamba River, to where we stood now a few miles into the Amazon. Although not exactly technically challenging by a seasoned climbers standards, the combination of the slight incline, humidity and exertion of hiking through the dense bush over the last few miles had even the most hardened member of our escort dripping sweat and feeling it now. There was no other option thought. In order to maintain the element of surprise, it had been determined as the only acceptable route of approach.  “A few clicks out, if the Intel was good.” Alex said as he trudged along next to me, wiping the sweat from his brow and swatting the buzzing insects away with his shemagh.   “Hope we aren’t too late.” I said, som...

Couple becomes oldest to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro Swiss natives Esther, 84, and Martin Kafer, 85, have just successfully reached the top of Africa’s tallest summit, Mt. Kilimanjaro, which makes them the oldest couple to ever accomplish the feat. Even though the Kafers have a huge passion for mountain climbing, this adventure was bigger. According to AlzheimerBC.org, the couple was participating in a fundraising initiative. The British Columbia couple raised $24,000 for the cause. “Esther and Martin’s achievement epitomizes the spirit of the Ascent for Alzheimer’s event, which is that no matter how challenging the journey there is support.” Says CEO of Alzheimer Society of B.C., Jean Blake. The couple met on a mountain top and event spent their honeymoon on top of the Matterhorn. The couple moved to Canada because of their surroundings. In a The Globe and Mail article, Martin ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A spokesman for a Russian mountaineering team seeking to be the first to climb K2 in winter said Monday that it has abandoned the attempt after one of its members died on the mountain.  The 15 climbers had been on the mountain the world's highest after Mount Everest, since late December and were hoping to make a summit-push in mid March.  Naiknam Karm said one of the climbers died Monday of breathing difficulties at base camp and said the team was waiting for better weather before being flown from base camp by helicopter. Winter ascents of the world's 14 highest mountains are some of the most prized achievements left in climbing. K2 sees winter temperatures of 50 below zero and winds of up to 70 kilometers an hour (40 miles per hour) in winter. We are very sorry for the loss of your team member.

Monday there will be a discussion about "Murder on Everest" and "Abandoned on Everest" held at the Meridian RV Resort in Apache Junction ,Arizona. There are over 100 residents and guests signed up for the event where author Charles Irion will speak and take part in a question and answer session. This exciting debut novel and prequel novel the first two in a series of 8 books about a murder mystery taking place on one of the highest and deadliest mountains in each of the world's continents. Intrigue ,sex, murder, no one has guessed right who the murderer was until the very end! www.summitmurders.com

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