Joe Tasker lies, struck down by illness, in a damp, bug-infested room in the Himalaya, wondering if he will be well enough to climb Dunagiri, his first venture to the \u2018big\u2019 mountains. One of Britain\u2019s foremost mountaineers and a pioneer of lightweight climbing, he is about to attempt one of the first true \u2018alpine-style\u2019 climbs in the Greater Ranges.<\/p>\n
The Dunagiri attempt forms part of Tasker\u2019s striking tale of adventure in the savage arena of the mountains. A superb writer, he vividly describes the first British winter ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, the first ascent of the West Wall of Changabang \u2013 considered a \u2018preposterous\u2019 plan by the climbing world \u2013 and his two unsuccessful attempts on K2, the second highest mountain on Earth.<\/p>\n
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