{"product_id":"9781614481706","title":"Avalanche and Gorilla Jim","description":"Author: Al Dragon\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781614481706\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Morgan James Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Sep 2012\u003cbr\u003ePages: 306 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis humorously different adventure makes you laugh, feel good,  gives you some thrills and allows you to actually experience hiking the  famous Appalachian Trail. A true picture of hiking over 1300 miles of  fun-filled, gut wrenching, awe-inspiring mountainous trail. Stocked with the  humor of two guys on a long trek over grueling terrain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe days are enlivened by lighthearted moments, jokes and bantering.  Belly laugh at: getting locked in an outhouse when the door knob falls  apart; goofily telling a rattlesnake to hold still while taking its  photo; a pet tarantula named Rosie; older middle-aged Avalanche's quest  for younger legs and lungs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Al Dragon startles us with fascinating accounts of hikers killed,  bodies found in and near an A.T. shelter . . . . Others, severely shot,  struggle away from their backwoods tormentor. At the Atlanta, Georgia  olympic games a killer mutilates people by a bomb--escapes to the  Appalachian Trail and its surroundings where he lurks while Avalanche  and Gorilla Jim hike nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou accompany and intimately know the two main characters you're  hiking with.  Learn how they got their trail names Avalanche and the  memorable Gorilla Jim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee a television report of Gorilla Jim and Avalanche's rescue from a mountain snow storm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Feel the life-changing trail with all senses: blasting heat's  debilitating confusion when you're out of water, the freezing effects of  hypothermia, and the warm pleasures of meeting interesting characters  along the way--and people who restore your faith in humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimb mountains, walk within hailing distance of bears, stay in a  tent with jagged lightning bolts crashing all around--you're on the  adventure of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt any age, this true story inspires you to do more than you ever thought you could.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920638492830,"sku":"ING-9781614481706","price":20.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781614481706.jpg?v=1782826595","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781614481706","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}