Overview
A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life, and death, on the world's most unpredictable and perilous mountain. Adrian Hayes details an intensely personal account of his attempts to climb K2 the notorious second highest mountain in the world in 2013 and again in 2014. In this gripping narrative, the author seamlessly shifts between his guilt and struggles as a father amid tumultuous personal circumstances, the profound events on K2, and the powerful lessons for our lives in the world below. Absorbing and self-reflective, his journey is as much a story of climbing a mountain as it is a compass for conquering the mountain within all of us. Foreword by Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Author: Adrian Hayes is a British record-breaking adventurer, author, keynote speaker, leadership & team coach, documentary presenter and sustainability campaigner. A former British Army Gurkha officer and Special Forces soldier, he has two Guinness World Records for Polar expeditions to his name; has featured in three documentaries to date and is the author of two books. 25 colour illustrations
Full Product Details
Author: Adrian Hayes
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
ISBN: 9781526751652
ISBN 10: 1526751658
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 30 May 2019
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
He's been to the North Pole, the South Pole and Mount Everest -- the top, the bottom and the peak of the world. He's trekked the vast Arabian Desert. So what do you do for an encore? Hayes provides the answer in One Man's Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy, and Triumph on K2. -- (03/01/2019)
"He's been to the North Pole, the South Pole and Mount Everest -- the top, the bottom and the peak of the world. He's trekked the vast Arabian Desert. So what do you do for an encore? Hayes provides the answer in ""One Man's Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy, and Triumph on K2."" --JACQUELINE CUTLER ""New York Daily News"" (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM)"
He's been to the North Pole, the South Pole and Mount Everest -- the top, the bottom and the peak of the world. He's trekked the vast Arabian Desert. So what do you do for an encore? Hayes provides the answer in One Man's Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy, and Triumph on K2. --JACQUELINE CUTLER New York Daily News (3/1/2019 12:00:00 AM)
Author Information
ADRIAN HAYES is a record-breaking adventurer, author, keynote speaker, leadership and team coach, documentary presenter and sustainability campaigner. An Arabic and Nepalese speaking former British Army Gurkha officer and Special Forces reservist, he has two Guinness World Records for Polar expeditions to his name, has featured in three documentaries, and is also the author of Footsteps of Thesiger, an account of his journey across the Arabian Desert..
