This book by Eric Newby is an oldie, but now more up-to-date than ever. Newby and Carless, a diplomat, after four days of learning how to mountain climb in Scotland, went to the Hindu Kush in 1956 to climb the Mir Samir in Afghanistan. Their nonchalance and happy-go-lucky attitude to practically everything conceals their bravery, knowledge of Persian, and exactly how death-defying their trip was. Simply hilarious.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 14 June 2002 ) |
