High Risk - Softcover

Dickinson, Matt

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9780091801175: High Risk
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0091801176 ISBN 13: 9780091801175
Publisher: Hutchinson, 2000

Synopsis

In a single day of awesome destruction, nature's fury is unleashed on opposite sides of the Earth. On Mount Everest, a brutal storm rages, while in Alaska a catastrophic avalanche rips through the state.

In her London home, television host Josie Turner waits for news of her tycoon husband who is stranded high on Everest. In a remote Alaskan valley, avalanche expert Hal Maher is involved in a nail-biting rescue.

When the carnage ends, Josie and Hal find their lives turned upside down. When they meet, a fragile alliance is formed. Hal is an ex-Everest guide who promised himself he would never go back. Josie has deep set reasons of her won to confront the ultimate peak. The siren call of Everest binds Josie and Hal together in a summit bid which puts them in mortal danger. Their attempt becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Written with Matt Dickinson's first hand knowledge of what it's like to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, this is a breathtaking first novel of rare power and intensity from the bestselling author of The Death Zone.

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About the Author

Matt Dickenson is an acclaimed and award-winning adventure and documentary filmmaker. In 1996 he climbed Everest by the difficult North-East ridge at the time of the notorious killer storm. His internationally bestselling account of that experience, The Death Zone, is available in an Arrow paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

Praise for The Death Zone:

"Reads like a thriller--a real page-turner." - Guardian


"Dickinson brings out splendidly the sheer terror at the heart of the whole mountain climbing project." - Independent

From the Inside Flap

In a single day of awesome destruction, nature's fury is unleashed on opposite sides of the Earth. On Mount Everest, a brutal storm rages, while in Alaska a catastrophic avalanche rips through the state.

In her London home, television host Josie Turner waits for news of her tycoon husband who is stranded high on Everest. In a remote Alaskan valley, avalanche expert Hal Maher is involved in a nail-biting rescue.

When the carnage ends, Josie and Hal find their lives turned upside down. When they meet, a fragile alliance is formed. Hal is an ex-Everest guide who promised himself he would never go back. Josie has deep set reasons of her won to confront the ultimate peak. The siren call of Everest binds Josie and Hal together in a summit bid which puts them in mortal danger. Their attempt becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Written with Matt Dickinson's first hand knowledge of what it's like to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, this is a breathtaking first novel of rare power and intensity from the bestselling author of The Death Zone.

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Publisher
Hutchinson
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0091801176
ISBN 13 
9780091801175
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288
Rating
  • 3.92 out of 5 stars
    61 ratings by Goodreads

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