Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000m Peak Circus in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains
Footsteps on the Mountain travel diaries, no. 8
Mark Horrell
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Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Cool
It was interesting and well-written and I didn't get bored once even though he mostly just lays around in a tent. I also appreciated his mild subconscious feminism.
I would absolutely buy another book from the author's next summit attempt.
Great price too, for which I bump it up to 5 stars.

- $1.99
- Category: Mountaineering
- Published: Dec 13, 2012
- Publisher: Mark Horrell
- Seller: Smashwords
- Print Length: 216 Pages
- Language: English
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