Shipton and Tilman
"Required reading" The Alpine Journal "This is witty, literate, erudite and committed writing, and I'll be surprised if this anniversary year sees a better mountaineering book." Geographical Magazine "A fascinating portrait of a friendship that pushed the boundaries of knowledge and endeavour" Sunday Times "The author's great strength is his knowledge of climbing, which gives him an insight into the psychology and practice of mountain exploration" Guardian "This comprehensive and important book, the result of 30 years of research, deserves to be read to the end. It gets better and funnier, as it progresses and it leaves even those such as me, for whom mountaineering has always been something of a mystery, beginning to understand and respect what drives true climbers" Country Life