Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers
| Autor: | Horrell, Mark |
|---|---|
| EAN: | 9780993413087 |
| Sachgruppe: | Ratgeber/Sport |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 208 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 31.05.2017 |
| Untertitel: | On the 8,000m peak circus in Pakistan |
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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.
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