Biography of a mountain and the story first ascent <\/p>\n
Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both. On the
\nafternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the
\nsummit of The Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington began their long descent.
\nIn the minutes that followed, any feeling of success from their achievement
\nwould be overwhelmed by the start of a desperate fight for survival. And
\nthings would only get worse.<\/p>\n
Rising to over 7,000 metres in the centre of the Karakoram, The Ogre – Baintha
\nBrakk – is notorious in mountaineering circles as one of the most difficult
\nmountains to climb. First summited by Scott and Bonington in 1977 – on
\nexpedition with Paul ‚Tut‘ Braithwaite, Nick Estcourt, Clive Rowland and Mo
\nAnthoine – it waited almost twenty-four years for a second ascent, and a
\nfurther eleven years for a third.<\/p>\n
The Ogre, by legendary mountaineer Doug Scott, is a two-part biography of this
\nenigmatic peak: in the first part, Scott has painstakingly researched the
\ngeography and history of the mountain; part two is the long overdue and very
\npersonal account of his and Bonington’s first ascent and their dramatic week-
\nlong descent on which Scott suffered two broken legs and Bonington smashed
\nribs.<\/p>\n
Using newly discovered diaries, letters and audio tapes, it tells of the
\nheroic and selfless roles played by Clive Rowland and Mo Anthoine. When the
\ndesperate climbers finally made it back to base camp, they were to find it
\nabandoned – and themselves still a long way from safety. The Ogre is
\nundoubtedly one of the greatest adventure stories of all time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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