North Wall

<p><em>‘Far off on the horizon the snowfields sparkled and across the meadow the Piz Molino towered formidably above the glacier its snow cone glittering in the pale blue sky.’</em></p><p><strong><em>North Wall</em></strong> is award-winning writer <strong>Roger Hubank’s</strong> first novel. The premise is one familiar to those with a thirst for <strong>adventure at high altitude</strong>: two men attempting to climb one of the world’s most challenging peaks; yet at its core this is a story that examines the nature of <strong>climbing</strong> itself: trading familiar earthbound comforts for the allure of the <strong>mountains</strong> and risking it all to achieve the extraordinary.</p><p>Following a first ascent that ended in tragedy <strong>the Alps’</strong> most demanding mountain – the staggering 3753-metre <strong>Piz Molino</strong> – awaits a second ascent. Two very different climbers step up. Raymond an experienced <strong>mountain guide</strong> is struggling with demons after being left the sole survivor of a previous expedition. Daniel is an amateur torn between his need to climb and his responsibilities as a husband and father. Together they attempt the treacherous <strong>1200-metre North Face.</strong></p><p><em>‘Perhaps that is why we have been reduced like this … deprived of those we love – stripped of all certainty – so that we may learn what it is to be ourselves.’</em></p><p><strong><em>North Wall</em></strong> takes the reader on a gripping journey. We follow Raymond and Daniel through tragedy and triumph as they face both the <strong>physical challenges</strong> of the dangerous ascent and the <strong>psychological turmoil</strong> of finding themselves along the way.</p><p>A must-read for anyone interested in the quest to complete life’s more extreme feats.</p>