{"product_id":"north-wall-roger-hubank-9781912560578","title":"North Wall: Climbing the Alps' Most Demanding Mountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Far off on the horizon the snowfields sparkled, and across the meadow the Piz Molino towered formidably above the glacier, its snow cone glittering in the pale blue sky.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is award-winning writer \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Hubank's\u003c\/strong\u003e first novel. The premise is one familiar to those with a thirst for \u003cstrong\u003eadventure at high altitude\u003c\/strong\u003e: two men attempting to climb one of the world's most challenging peaks; yet at its core this is a story that examines the nature of \u003cstrong\u003eclimbing\u003c\/strong\u003e itself: trading familiar earthbound comforts for the allure of the \u003cstrong\u003emountains\u003c\/strong\u003e and risking it all to achieve the extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a first ascent that ended in tragedy, \u003cstrong\u003ethe Alps'\u003c\/strong\u003e most demanding mountain - the staggering 3,753-metre \u003cstrong\u003ePiz Molino\u003c\/strong\u003e - awaits a second ascent. Two very different climbers step up. Raymond, an experienced \u003cstrong\u003emountain guide\u003c\/strong\u003e, is struggling with demons after being left the sole survivor of a previous expedition. Daniel is an amateur torn between his need to climb and his responsibilities as a husband and father. Together they attempt the treacherous \u003cstrong\u003e1,200-metre North Face.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Perhaps that is why we have been reduced like this ... deprived of those we love - stripped of all certainty - so that we may learn what it is to be ourselves.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e takes the reader on a gripping journey. We follow Raymond and Daniel through tragedy and triumph as they face both the \u003cstrong\u003ephysical challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e of the dangerous ascent and the \u003cstrong\u003epsychological turmoil\u003c\/strong\u003e of finding themselves along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for anyone interested in the quest to complete life's more extreme feats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Hubank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912560577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912560578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vertebrate Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.31d","brand":"Roger Hubank","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616742240511,"sku":"9781912560578","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a175d8e4-6419-4cc6-9a11-7ca04f21cd4d.jpg?v=1703022059","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/north-wall-roger-hubank-9781912560578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}