Soldiers and Sherpas: A Taste for Adventure

by Brummie Stokes (Author), Brummie Stokes (Editor), J.H. Stokes (Illustrator)

• Used

  Hardcover
  2001

  $3.25

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $4.50

  John Henry Brummie Stokes tells his story in this book, from his birth in 1945, through his poverty-stricken childhood. In 1963 he joined the Green Jackets, and in 1966 the SAS and this book describes his military campaigns as well as how he reached the summit of Everest in 1976 via the South Col route with fellow SAS climber Bronco Lane. The book also tell how the author made his first attempt on Everest's Northeast Ridge in 1986 with Mo Anthoine and Joe Brown, while describing the psychological and physical stress that the preparation for a big climb entails.

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $4.19

  This is the story of Brummie Stokes, one of Britain's most accomplished mountaineers. His varied life includes service with the Greenjackets, SAS and the army in the Falklands. In the summer of 1988 he makes his second attempt leading an 18-strong team of British mountaineers to meet the challenge of the unconquered Northeast ridge of Everest which has defeated so many. The expedition will be monitored by satellite and an account of the attempt is included in the book. In detail, he talks us through the various stages of preparation - mental and physical - for a big climb, reliving the dangers and thrills of conquering a summit.