"Clearly it was a tremendous undertaking; but i had complete faith in my colleagues. our party was the best that could be assembled, and we all appreciated one another's individual qualities." Chapter I, p. 24

"Later, when we came to explore the country, we found that the Miristi gorges were impassable; the famous Tilicho pass was not where it was marked on the map." Chapter II, p. 37

"Since out arrival at Tukucha we had all nursed a secret hope of discovering a safe and easy ridge that would lead us straight to the summit of Dhaulagiri or Annapurna." Chapter III, p. 40

'I was lost in the heart of the mountains, over 14,000 feet up, soaked through, weary and very hungry. Should I have the strength to climb up the last fifteen hundred feet?" Chapter IV, p. 83

"Soon it became very cold and started to snow; we were certainly above 18,000 feet...