Joe Tasker: 2 books
by Joe Tasker
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
I could never again maintain that I was caught up in this game unwillingly. I knew now what I wanted to do. Willingly would I accept the hardship and fear, the discipline and the sacrifices, if only I could be given back the chance to climb that mountain.' Joe Tasker lies, struck down by a tooth abscess,...
Everest the Cruel Way
Climbing Mount Everest at its hardest: the 1980 winter attempt on the infamous west ridge
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
On 30 January 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the west ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible. Everest the Cruel Way is Joe Tasker's story of an attempt...