The true story of the thrill-seekers, map-makers, soldiers, occultists, artists and porters who paved the way for modern mountaineering.
A beautifully written and sure-footed history of mountaineering ‘before Everest’, full of wonderful stories and spanning continents and centuries. A splendid debut.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, author of Shackleton
Wonderful… a massive story with an enormous cast of characters, among them some of the most compelling figures of mountaineering history.
Wade Davis, author of Into the Silence
Thrilling… Daniel Light delivers stories that are poetic, spiritual and astonishing in their courage and drive.
Sonia Purnell, author of A Woman of No Importance
