num_pages: 303
description: A thrilling memoir of the spectacular high-altitude mountaineering achievements of Andrew Lock: the only Australian to have summited all fourteen 8000-metre peaks in the world including Mount Everesttwice.Here Andrew Lock gives us a gripping account of his death-defying ascents and explains his passion for climbing in small teams or solo without Sherpas or bottled oxgyen. Andrews story is one of extraordinary passion self-motivation perseverance and resilience as he leads us through his sixteen-year odyssey to achieve the Grand Slam of Himalayan mountaineering. We are taken through the victories the near-misses and the great tragedies. The intense human drama of the expeditions infuses the booksometimes funny sometimes fierce and always fascinating stories about survival climbing rivalries and mountaineering politics. The remote and stunning landscapes and cultures that Andrew encounters on his journeys add rich texture to his tale culminating in his 2014 trip to Everest where he was witness to the deadliest avalanche in the peaks history. Ultimately we learn why does he do it? Why does anyone take on such a challenge knowing how easily they might be killed? Andrews story is both candid and inspiring.Andrew Lock is the most accomplished high-altitude mountaineer in Australian history. He is the only Australian the first person in the Commonwealth and just the 18th man in the world to climb all fourteen of the worlds 8000-metre mountains. His achievements encompass eighteen summits of those 8000-metre peaks including Mt Everest (twice) more than four times that of any other Australian placing him in a select group of the worlds best alpinists. Additionally Andrew accomplished the first Australian ascent of six of those mountains a record that can never be broken. Andrew Lock is a professional motivational and keynote speaker. He can be found at www.andrew-lock.com.
language: English
title: Summit 8000: Life and death with Australia's greatest mountaineer
publisher: Melbourne University Publishing