num_pages: 208
description: 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.
language: English
title: Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers: On the 8,000m peak circus in Pakistan
publisher: Mountain Footsteps Press