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Annapurna: by Maurice Herzog, Pimlico, 1997, Paperback, 288 pages
The account of the conquest of a mountain, which at the time was the highest ever climbed. A classic.
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Touching the Void: by Joe Simpson, Vintage, 1998, Paperback, 176 pages
Another classic book, where Joe Simpson survives his partner having to cut the rope holding them together.
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Dark Shadows Falling: by Joe Simpson, 1998, Paperback, 20% off
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Storms of Silence: by Joe Simpson, Vintage, 1997, Paperback, 272 pages
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Summit Fever: by Andrew Greig, Joe Simpson, Canongate Books, 1997, Paperback.
This is an account of the successful ascent of the Mustagh Tower in 1984 by previously little-known British climbers, and a description of the author's own feelings and experiences as a novice climber on a full-blown Himalayan expedition.
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K2: the Story of the Savage Mountain: by Jim Curran, Coronet, 1996, Paperback, 271 pages. 20% off.
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A Biography of Eric Shipton: by Peter Steele, 1998, Hardback, 20% off
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March 1999