Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers - On the 8,000m Peak Circus in Pakistan (Paperback, Revised edition)

This is the tale of Mark Horrell's not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man's boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence. He made not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults, some of which got quite a distance beyond Base Camp, and overcame many perilous circumstances along the way. The mountaineer Joe Simpson famously crawled for three days with a broken leg, but did he ever have to read Angels and Demons by Dan Brown while waiting for a weather window? But that's enough about Mark's attempt; there were some talented climbers on the mountain as well, and this story is also about them. How did they get on? Heroes, villains, oddballs and madmen - 8,000m peaks attract them all, and drama, intrigue and cock-ups aplenty were inevitable.

General

Imprint:	Mountain Footsteps Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries
Release date:	May 2017
Authors:	Mark Horrell
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	206
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-9934130-8-7
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	0-9934130-8-0
Barcode:	9780993413087

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