The Ogre: Biography of a Mountain and the Dramatic Story of the First Ascent

by Doug K. Scott

Book Overview

'One of the greatest mountaineering survival stories never told.' - The Sunday Times

Some mountains are high; some mountains are hard. Few are both.

On the afternoon of 13 July 1977, having become the first climbers to reach the summit of the Ogre, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington began their long descent. In the minutes that followed, any feeling of success from their achievement would be overwhelmed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912560925
• ISBN13: 9781912560929
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"