{"product_id":"9781911342236","title":"Everest the Cruel Way","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 30 January 1981 \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Tasker\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAde Burgess\u003c\/strong\u003e stood at 24,000 feet on the west ridge of \u003cstrong\u003eMount Everest\u003c\/strong\u003e. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverest the Cruel Way\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Tasker\u003c\/strong\u003e's story of an attempt to climb the highest mountain on earth – an attempt which pushed a group of Britain's finest mountaineers to their limits. The goal had been to climb Mount Everest at its hardest: via the infamous west ridge, without supplementary oxygen and in winter. Tasker's epic account vividly describes experiences that no climber had previously endured. Close up and personal, it is a gripping account of day-to-day life on expedition and of the struggle to live at high altitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Tasker\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of Britain's best mountaineers. He was a pioneer of lightweight, alpine-style climbing in the Greater Ranges and had a special talent for writing. He died, along with his friend \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Boardman\u003c\/strong\u003e, high on Everest in 1982 while attempting a new and unclimbed line. Both men were superb mountaineers and talented writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064221090032,"sku":"9781911342236","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911342236_p0.jpg?v=1763630841","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911342236","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}