{"product_id":"9781911342199-elusive-summits","title":"Elusive Summits","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour Expeditions in the Karakoram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElusive Summits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the Boardman Tasker Prize winning book by \u003cb\u003eVictor Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e, which celebrates the exhilaration that comes with alpine-style climbing through describing four expeditions to the Karakoram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the greatest mountains in the greatest ranges had been climbed by numerous routes, collected like stamps and written about extensively, \u003cb\u003eVictor Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e and his friends relished the exploration of the slightly lower, slightly humbler, but often more aesthetically satisfying and no less testing summits in the 6,000- and 7,000-metre range. With thousands of unclimbed peaks in the \u003cb\u003eKarakoram\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHimalaya\u003c\/b\u003e to choose from, these were ripe fruit for the committed mountaineers of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cb\u003eBoardman-Tasker-winning \u003ci\u003eElusive Summits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eVictor Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e describes four expeditions to the \u003cb\u003eKarakoram\u003c\/b\u003e, to \u003cb\u003eUzum Brakk, Bojohaghur Duanasir, Rimo\u003c\/b\u003e and the stunning \u003cb\u003eSpantik\u003c\/b\u003e. Battling crevasses and violent weather, injured climbers and dropped rucksacks, Saunders and his friends make a string of exciting and difficult ascents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaunders communicates the highs and lows of expedition life with relish, good humour, and a keen eye for the idiosyncratic among his companions. His first book, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElusive Summits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, is a wonderful celebration of the sheer exhilaration that comes from the hardest level of alpine-style exploration in the Karakoram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58186675159414,"sku":"9781911342199","price":11.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36121546.jpg?v=1782912368","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911342199-elusive-summits","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}