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High Risk

Climbing to Extinction

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Pub Date 9 Jan 2022 | Archive Date 31 Aug 2022

Nonfiction (Adult) | Outdoors & Nature | Sports

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The golden age of Himalayan mountaineering, from the mid 1970s to the ‘80s, brought forth a generation of radical young climbers. With tiny budgets and high ambitions they pioneered light and fast Alpine style expeditions on mountains such as Jannu, Nuptse, Everest, and K2.

In High Risk, Brian Hall recalls the outrageous adventures of eleven of his climbing friends who risked, and too often lost, their lives to stand on some of the world’s highest peaks at a turning point in mountaineering history.

The golden age of Himalayan mountaineering, from the mid 1970s to the ‘80s, brought forth a generation of radical young climbers. With tiny budgets and high ambitions they pioneered light and fast...

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Advance Praise

‘Dazzling adventures recalled with wisdom and affection.’ -Stephen Venables, mountaineer and author

‘A major milestone in Alpine literature.’ -John Porter, author of One Day as a Tiger

‘A frank, first hand account of a bold, high-octane generation of British climbers.’ -Bernadette McDonald

‘High Risk captures the spirit of an era... Ascents not bettered and hardly equalled since.’ -Leo Houlding, climber and adventurer

‘Big characters who loved life close to the edge.’ -Ed Douglas, author and climber

‘An absolutely spellbinding read.’ -Adele Pennington, mountaineer

‘A riveting insight into a remarkable climbing era.’ -Mick Fowler, mountaineer and author

‘Dazzling adventures recalled with wisdom and affection.’ -Stephen Venables, mountaineer and author

‘A major milestone in Alpine literature.’ -John Porter, author of One Day as a Tiger

‘A frank, first...

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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781913207823
PRICE £24.99 (GBP)

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