{"product_id":"9781911342809","title":"The Ogre: Biography of a mountain and the dramatic story of the first ascent","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the \u003cb\u003eOgre\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDoug Scott\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eChris Bonington\u003c\/b\u003e began their long descent. In the minutes that followed, any feeling of success from their achievement would be overwhelmed by the start of a desperate fight for survival. And things would only get worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRising to over 7,000 metres in the centre of the \u003cb\u003eKarakoram\u003c\/b\u003e, the Ogre – \u003cb\u003eBaintha Brakk\u003c\/b\u003e – is notorious in mountaineering circles as one of the most difficult mountains to climb. First summited by Scott and Bonington in 1977 – on expedition with \u003cb\u003ePaul ‘Tut’ Braithwaite, Nick Estcourt, Clive Rowland and Mo Anthoine\u003c\/b\u003e – it waited almost twenty-four years for a second ascent, and a further eleven years for a third. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ogre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, by legendary mountaineer \u003cb\u003eDoug Scott\u003c\/b\u003e, is a two-part biography of this enigmatic peak: in the first part, Scott has painstakingly researched the geography and history of the mountain; part two is the long overdue and very personal account of his and Bonington’s first ascent and their dramatic week-long descent on which Scott suffered \u003cb\u003etwo broken legs\u003c\/b\u003e and Bonington \u003cb\u003esmashed ribs\u003c\/b\u003e. Using newly discovered diaries, letters and audio tapes, it tells of the heroic and selfless roles played by \u003cb\u003eClive Rowland\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMo Anthoine\u003c\/b\u003e. When the desperate climbers finally made it back to base camp, they were to find it abandoned – and themselves still a long way from safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Ogre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is undoubtedly one of the greatest adventure stories of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertebrate Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167102484720,"sku":"9781911342809","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911342809_p0.jpg?v=1763630649","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911342809","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}