num_pages: 305
description: 'Like Joe Simpson Andrew has discovered a latent talent for writing that only a mountaineering epic seems to have allowed him to uncover. And like Touching the Void Life and Limb is brilliantly written and utterly un-put-down-able. If ever a tale evokes the phrase life affirming then this is it.' -On the Edge magazine; 'His courage determination and sense of humour shine through the words of this remarkable book... Life and Limb is a genuinely life-enhancing read.' -Scottish Mountaineer; Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm in 1999 has passed into Alpine legend. It was a miracle that he survived; but Jamie had to come to terms not only with the death of his close friend Jamie Fisher who died beside him - but also with the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident Jamie has struggled painfully and successfully to overcome his disabilities; not only has he learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs but also to ski snowboard paraglide - and even take up his beloved mountaineering again.
language: English
title: Life and Limb: A True Story of Tragedy and Survival
publisher: Portrait