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Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000m Peak Circus in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains

Footsteps on the Mountain travel diaries, no. 8

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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 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.

Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000m Peak Circus in Pakistan's Karakoram Mountains
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  • Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac.
  • Category: Mountaineering
  • Published: Dec 13, 2012
  • Publisher: Mark Horrell
  • Seller: Smashwords
  • Print Length: 216 Pages
  • Language: English
  • Requirements: To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 1.3.1 or later and iOS 4.3.3 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later.

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