A Slender Thread: Escaping Disaster in the Himalayas by Stephen Venables

A Slender Thread: Escaping Disaster in the Himalayas

Stephen Venables

360 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced
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Stephen Venables and three companions made the first ascent of Panchu Chuli V--a remote Himalayan peak on the borders of India, Nepal and Tibet. A rappel anchor failed on the descent, pitching Venables into a 300-foot fall. Crashing through the bl...

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