{"product_id":"elusive-summits-victor-saunders-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\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Saunders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911342193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911342199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertebrate Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.28d","brand":"Victor Saunders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047353643263,"sku":"9781911342199","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4989247b-6a3a-40a2-8090-658fc26629a2.jpg?v=1684989720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elusive-summits-victor-saunders-9781911342199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}