Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000 metre peak circus

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Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000 metre peak circus in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains (Footsteps on the Mountain travel diaries Book 9)

This is the tale of Mark Horrell's not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan; of how one man's boredom and frustration is conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence.

Not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults were made on the summits, some of which got quite a distance beyond base camp, and many perilous circumstances were overcome along the way. Joe Simpson may have crawled for five 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 the author'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 nutters - 8000 metre peaks attract them all, and drama, intrigue and cock-ups aplenty were inevitable.

Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers is Mark Horrell's travel journal from his experience of joining the 8000 metre peak circus on Gasherbrum in Pakistan, and contains many photographs from his expedition.

Country	USA
Author	Mark Horrell
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Mountain Footsteps Press
Manufacturer	Mountain Footsteps Press
NumberOfPages	195
PublicationDate	2011-11-26
Publisher	Mountain Footsteps Press
ReleaseDate	2011-11-26
Studio	Mountain Footsteps Press

Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000 metre peak circus in Pakistan's Karakoram mountains (Footsteps on the Mountain travel diaries Book 9)

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