Thieves Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8000m Peak Circus in Pakistan (Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries)

This is the tale of Mark Horrells not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan of how one mans boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion cowardice and sheer mountaineering incompetence.He made not one not two but three intrepid assaults some of which got quite a distance beyond Base Camp and overcame many perilous circumstances along the way. The mountaineer Joe Simpson famously crawled for three 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 thats enough about Marks 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 madmen - 8000m peaks attract them all and drama intrigue and cock-ups aplenty were inevitable.