High Risk : Winner of the Boardman Tasker and Kekoo Naoroji Book Awards

Co-winner of the 2022 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature Winner of the Boardman Tasker Award. Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Book Award. Winner of the NZMFF Mountain & Adventure Narrative Award. Dazzling adventures recalled with wisdom and affection. -Stephen Venables The golden age of Himalayan mountaineering, from the mid 1970s to the 80s, brought forth a generation of radical young climbers. With tiny budgets and high ambitions they pioneered small scale, Alpine-style expeditions on mountains such as Jannu, Nuptse, Everest, and K2. In High Risk , Brian Hall recalls the outrageous adventures of eleven of his climbing friends who risked, and too often lost, their lives to stand on some of the worlds highest peaks at a turning point in mountaineering history. Shortlisted for the 2022 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature ‘A major milestone in Alpine literature.’ -John Porter The golden age of Himalayan mountaineering, from the mid 1970s to the 80s, brought forth a generation of radical young climbers. With tiny budgets and high ambitions they pioneered light and fast Alpine-style expeditions on mountains such as Jannu, Nuptse, Everest, and K2. In High Risk, Brian Hall recalls the outrageous adventures of eleven of his climbing friends who risked, and too often lost, their lives to stand on some of the world’s highest peaks at a turning point in mountaineering history. The story of a generation of British climbers who tackled the world’s highest mountains in a new lightweight style.