Groundbreaking... a magnificent book that deserves to become the definitive version. We cannot hope for a more human, funny or meticulous account of what was a very British expedition - IndependentAn exciting, moving account... a fascinating piece of documentary writing, as readable and poignant as Into Thin Air or Touching the Void. - SpectatorConefrey describes this frenetic scramble for ownership of the mountain brilliantly... I often found myself deeply moved. - ObserverMick Conefrey painstakingly studied the vast volume of detail surrounding the British expedition and can claim to have filled in some significant blanks on the map. - The TimesSurely [the] definitive account --Daily Mail [The] cliff-hanging chapter endings had me feverishly turning pages long after midnight, eager to follow the team through danger, despair, and delight.
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