High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest

A doctor and physiologist, Griffith Pugh revolutionised almost every aspect of British high-altitude mountaineering, transforming the climbers' att...

Peter Boardman planned to tackle the unclimbed West Wall of Changabang in 1976. This was perhaps the most fearsome and technically challenging gran...

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Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe - the Troll Wall. N...

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An epic account of the feat of endurance and commitment gone about by Sandy Allan, Rick Allen and others in their attempt to be the first to ascend...

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The dramatic and compelling account of the first attempt to climb Mount Everest, published to coincide with the centenary of the expedition in 2022...

Publisher: FantagraphicsAuthor(s): Jacques TardiIllustration(s): 64 Illustrations, unspecifiedTranslator: Jenna AllenNumber of pages: 64Publication...

High Tea in Mosul. The true story of two Englishwomen in war-torn Iraq - Lynne O'Donnell

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The time has come for the first victories, but the price to pay remains terribly high.Illustrations: 56 Illustrations, unspecified

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