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Elusive Summits - Four Expeditions In The Karakoram

by Victor Saunders
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Thrilling Alpine Adventures Unleashed

If you're looking for a book that will take you on adrenaline-pumping adventures to the world's most challenging mountains, Elusive Summits is your go-to. Victor Saunders weaves a gripping tale of four expeditions in the Karakoram, where he battles treacherous crevasses, extreme weather, and injured climbers. This book celebrates the indescribable exhilaration that comes from pushing the limits of alpine-style exploration. Prepare for heart-stopping moments and a real sense of accomplishment as you join Saunders on these thrilling mountaineering journeys.

  • Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature (1990)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Elusive Summits - Four Expeditions In The Karakoram

by Victor Saunders
$11.90 Now $5.90 Save 50%
ISBN: 9781911342199
Authors: Victor Saunders
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
Date of Publication: 2017-01-16
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Travel, Sports
Related Topics: Memoir, Biography, Adventure
Goodreads rating: 4.07
(rated by 61 readers)

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At a time when the greatest mountains in the greatest ranges had been climbed by numerous routes, collected like stamps and written about extensively, Victor Saunders and his friends relished the exploration of the slightly lower, slightly humbler, but often more aesthetically satisfying and no less testing summits in the 6,000- and 7,000-metre range. With thousands of unclimbed peaks in the Karakoram and Himalaya to choose from, these were ripe fruit for the committed mountaineers of the day.In his Boardman-Tasker-winning Elusive Summits, Victor Saunders describes four expeditions to the Karakoram, to Uzum Brakk, Bojohaghur Duanasir, Rimo and the stunning Spantik. Battling crevasses and violent weather, injured climbers and dropped rucksacks, Saunders and his friends make a string of exciting and difficult ascents.Saunders communicates the highs and lows of expedition life with relish, good humour, and a keen eye for the idiosyncratic among his companions. His first book, Elusive Summits , is a wonderful celebration of the sheer exhilaration that comes from the hardest level of alpine-style exploration in the Karakoram.
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Thrilling Alpine Adventures Unleashed

If you're looking for a book that will take you on adrenaline-pumping adventures to the world's most challenging mountains, Elusive Summits is your go-to. Victor Saunders weaves a gripping tale of four expeditions in the Karakoram, where he battles treacherous crevasses, extreme weather, and injured climbers. This book celebrates the indescribable exhilaration that comes from pushing the limits of alpine-style exploration. Prepare for heart-stopping moments and a real sense of accomplishment as you join Saunders on these thrilling mountaineering journeys.

  • Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature (1990)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.