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Climbing » Narratives
The Longest Climb: The Last Great Overland Quest
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The Longest Climb" is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route Dominic cycled through Jordan Syria Turkey Iran Pakistan and India on his way to Tibet and the bottom of the world's highest mountain. From trying to find a wireless connection in Damascus and setting fire to the team's support vehicle in order to thaw the engine in Iran to deciding whether or not to share the little oxygen they had and risk their own lives in order to try to save another climber and beating their Austrian nemesis Gerry Winkler to the top "The Longest Climb" is a high-octane combination of the huge personal risk fascinating cultural insight and momentary farce that make up a major expedition. But "The Longest Climb" is not simply a memoir of an expedition. It is also the moving account of Dominic's struggle to finally accept the heartbreaking loss of his f
Temporarily Out of Stock. Order now and we will deliver it when it arrives. Expected: 21st August 2023
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Cordee Code: CNL091 Author: Dominic Faulkner No of Pages: 368 Page Size: 160 x 240 mm ISBN 10: 075351561X ISBN 13: 9780753515617 Publisher: Virgin Published Date: March 2010 Edition: 1st , Mar-2010 Binding: Paperback Illustrations: colour plates Weight: 280g
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