225 - The Man Who Broke Out Of Prison To Climb a Mountain

In 1941 Italian man Felice Benuzzi was held as a prisoner of war in a camp near the foot of Mt. Kenya. Bored of the prison life, he started to dream of breaking out and climbing the mountain, this is his wild story.

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2015/07/29/felice-benuzzis-extraordinary-climb-of-mount-kenya/

https://www.waterstones.com/blog/no-picnic-on-mount-kenya-felice-benuzzis-daughter-reflects-on-her-fathers-adventure

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