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    Cover of The World's Most Dangerous Places

    The World's Most Dangerous Places

    Robert Young Pelton · 2000

    The World's Most Dangerous Places is handbook of survival tactics for high-risk regions first published in 1994, written by National Geographic Adventure columnist Robert Young Pelton and his contributors. The fifth edition was published in 2003.

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    2mentions
    2people
    2013–2024years
    50% recommend50% neutral

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    1. ctdonathFeb 2013
      Get the book The World's Most Dangerous Places by Robert Young Pelton. It's basically a tourist guide to where you want to go and most people shouldn't.
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    2. kylehotchkissJun 2024
      Good perspective, thank you for sharing :) I think I originally saw my concern in this "The World's Most Dangerous Places" book which is probably incentivized to exaggerate a little bit (https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Peltons-Worlds-Dangerous-Place...)
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