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Dozens kidnapped by rebels in Peru

According to the Associated Press article dated Sunday, April 15th, in Lima, Peru thirty-six kidnapped construction workers walked out of Peru's jungle to freedom after being released by Shining Path rebels who abducted them five days earlier from a town near the nation's main natural-gas fields, officials said. 

President Ollanta Humala told Peruvian radio station RPP that the guerrillas freed the captives because troops and police from a force of 1,500 men were closing in.

Reports such as this one aren't having an effect on Charles Irion.  Currently training and preparing for his climb of Machu Picchu he's looking forward to his visit to Peru.  Irion is heading to Peru in June to climb Machu Picchu as research for his upcoming book Murder on Machu Picchu. 

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K2 Summer in the City Event

I am proud to announce that Irion Books, LLC is a major sponsor of the K2 Adventure Foundation's 3rd Annual "Summer in the City" event at the Ritz Carlton in Phoenix, AZ on May 19th.  K2 Adventures Foundation is a qualified 501c(3) non-profit national and international organization whose mission is to care for children and families with special needs and or life changing medical circumstances by providing services and funds that will be used for educational and medical enrichment.

Kevin Cherilla and Kristen Sandquist are the co-founders of the K2 organization and I was lucky enough to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with them in June of last year.  Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro was an unforgettable experience and I used it as research to formulate the plot and excitement that you will find in Murder on Kilimanjaro, the final book in my Summit Murder Mystery series due out in October 2012.


The 'Summer in the City' event will feature a luncheon and fashion show, shopping from local vendors and silent and live auctions.  The best part is that all the monies raised from the event directly support local and international charities and the Mwereni Integrated School for the Blind in Tanzania.

To register for the event, please CLICK HERE! 


I am looking forward to sharing photos from the event, so stay tuned!

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Reagan Centennial Seminar

I was very excited when I received the opportunity to attend the Reagan Centennial Seminar on Leadership and Improving Government Effectiveness, sponsored by the Thunderbird School of Global Management.  The seminar was great and I was fortunate to meet and have photos taken with  Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Ambassador Barbara Barrett!  Sandra has three sons and one of them has summited all 7 of the highest continental summits! I enjoyed speaking to her about my mystery series which I'm sure her son would enjoy! 

 Ambassador Barbara Barrett and I

 Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and I

 

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Project C.U.R.E., Denver Colorado

As part of my desire to be certified as a needs assessment representative for Project C.U.R.E., I attended a training session last week at Project C.U.R.E.'s headquarters in Denver, Colorado.  I met some great people, and I am very excited to continue my adventure with this great organization!  It is an honor and a privilege. To read more about my philanthropic endeavors, CLICK HERE! 

 

 

 

 

The Perfect Pitch by Ken Rotcop

I met Ken Rotcop at one of his three day workshops here in Arizona, learning about screen writing and getting my book ready to pitch to Hollywood movie producers.  Ken was the head of several major Hollywood studios, and gave me great insight about how to get Murder on Everest on the big screen.  I think Brad Pitt would make a great Scott Devlon, and his wife Angelina Jolie a great Tarja.  Do you agree?  

Murder on Everest is selling at a record pace, and the readers love it!  Right now I'm busy writing the final mystery in the Summit Murder Mystery series, Murder on Kilimanjaro.  I will keep you posted on future events as Murder on Everest the movie evolves and when the grand finale of the murder series, Murder on Kilimanjaro comes out!

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My Thunderbird License Plate

As an alumnus of the class of 1975, I was excited to read about the availability of the Thunderbird license plate and was one of the first to purchase it.  There is a dramatic tie in to Thunderbird and what I do for business which is writing murder mysteries about the highest mountains on each of the world's seven continents, Murder on Everest, Murder on Everest, Murder on Mt. McKinley, Murder on Puncak Jaya, Murder on Aconcagua, Murder on Vinson Massif and Murder on Kilimanjaro, all of which are available on the Thunderbird Bookshelf.

One of my philanthropic endeavors is Project C.U.R.E. of which I am currently an advisory board member here in Phoenix AZ.  Project C.U.R.E. is the largest supplier of donated medical equipment in the world.  Project C.U.R.E. has touched lives in over 120 countries to date.  I've been involved in a number of missions with Project C.U.R.E., to South American countries as well as African countries. 

The license plate encompasses the globe in the background, which symbolizes not only my murder mystery series, but my philanthropic endeavors.  Thank you Thunderbird for making this possible!