{"product_id":"9781911342199","title":"Elusive Summits: Four Expeditions in the Karakoram","description":"\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, \u003cstrong\u003eVictor Saunders\u003c\/strong\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 \u003cstrong\u003eKarakoram\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHimalaya\u003c\/strong\u003e to choose from, these were ripe fruit for the committed mountaineers of the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cstrong\u003eBoardman-Tasker-winning \u003cem\u003eElusive Summits\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eVictor Saunders\u003c\/strong\u003e describes four expeditions to the \u003cstrong\u003eKarakoram\u003c\/strong\u003e, to \u003cstrong\u003eUzum Brakk, Bojohaghur Duanasir, Rimo\u003c\/strong\u003e and the stunning \u003cstrong\u003eSpantik\u003c\/strong\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElusive Summits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064236589296,"sku":"9781911342199","price":12.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911342199_p0.jpg?v=1763630645","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911342199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}