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Introduction

Foreword

Principal characters

1 It’s There If You. Want It

A near-stranger makes an outrageous offer.

2 A Glencoe Massacre

A novice is initiated.

3 Sit-ups and Setbacks

We prepare to bottle up and go.

4 The Third-World Body-Swerve

We get all shook up.

5 Living on Balti Time

We get a little higher.

6 Stranded in Askole

We fall apart and wait for deliverance.

7 The End of the Beginning

The Brits pull a fast one, the weak fall by the way, and the Bin-Men make heavy pastry.

8 Move It on Over

We learn to step high with Alex.

9 A Walk on the Wild Side

The author romps on the sleazy end of the glacier, the Four Aces push open the door, and we play high-altitude cricket.

10 The White Tiger

The author goes for his summit.

11 Summit Fever

We put it to the touch.

12 Thunder in the Mountains

Mal and Tony bale out and Sandy hangs ten.

13 Coming Down

We go our ways, the author discovers a new reticence, and Malcolm makes an outrageous offer.

Postscript

Acknowledgements

Index