Kingdoms Of Experience
Everest, the Unclimbed Ridge
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Canongate Books
Published:12th Jan '03
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
In March 1985, Mal Duff led a new expedition to conquer Everest by the unclimbed north-east ridge.The last attempt by a Chris Bonington team had ended in failure and tragedy - with the deaths of two great climbers, Joe Tasker and Pete Boardman.
Everyone knew the risks as well as the excitement of the challenge. In this extraordinary book, Greig chronicles not only the assault on the peak but also the complex inter-relationships of nineteen very different personalities living together.
Allows us privileged insights into the minds of these adventurers . . . Canongate have chosen well in re-issuing this important mountaineering journal. * * The Herald * *
A classic in mountaineering literature...Recommended for all armchair adventurers who have ever wondered what it would be like to climb in the Himalayas. * * Geographical Magazine * *
A wonderful, gritty expedition book. -- Chris Bonnington
ISBN: 9781841953762
Dimensions: 210mm x 131mm x 17mm
Weight: 199g
276 pages
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