{"product_id":"9781911342267","title":"Sacred Summits","description":"\u003cp\u003eMountaintops have long been seen as sacred places, home to gods and dreams. In one climbing year \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Boardman\u003c\/strong\u003e visited three very different sacred mountains. He began on the South Face of the \u003cstrong\u003eCarstensz Pyramid\u003c\/strong\u003e in New Guinea. This is the highest point between the \u003cstrong\u003eAndes\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eHimalaya\u003c\/strong\u003e, and one of the most inaccessible, rising above thick jungle inhabited by warring Stone Age tribes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the spring Boardman made a four-man, oxygen-free attempt on the world's third highest peak, \u003cstrong\u003eKangchenjunga\u003c\/strong\u003e. Hurricane-force winds beat back their first two bids on the unclimbed North Ridge, but they eventually stood within feet of the summit – leaving the final few yards untrodden in deference to the inhabiting deity. In October, he climbed the mountain most sacred to the Sherpas: the twin-summited \u003cstrong\u003eGauri Sankar\u003c\/strong\u003e. Renowned for its technical difficulty and spectacular profile, it is aptly dubbed the Eiger of the Himalaya and Boardman's first ascent took a gruelling twenty-three days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree sacred mountains, three very different expeditions, all superbly captured by Boardman in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSacred Summits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, his second book, first published shortly after his death in 1982. Combining the excitement of extreme climbing with acute observation of life in the mountains, this is an amusing, dramatic, poignant and thought-provoking book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Boardman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Tasker\u003c\/strong\u003e died on \u003cstrong\u003eEverest\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1982, whilst attempting a new and unclimbed line. Both men were superb mountaineers and talented writers. Their literary legacy lives on through the \u003cstrong\u003eBoardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e, established by family and friends in 1983 and presented annually to the author or co-authors of an original work which has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature. For more information about the Boardman Tasker Prize, visit: www.boardmantasker.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056747299056,"sku":"9781911342267","price":12.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911342267_p0.jpg?v=1763631831","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911342267","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}