Spy On The Roof Of The World

Used
Paperback
2000
$4.32

When Sydney Wignall set off on an illegal climbing expedition to the Himalayas in the 1950s he little thought that he would become involved in an extraordinary, life-threatening adventure which would involve both Indian and Chinese governments at the highest level. Betrayed by one of the many spies operating on the frontier, his group was captured, interned in appalling conditions, and interrogated. Only when international pressure grew, his group was released to walk through Nepal back to India. But the Chinese had no intention that they should get back alive. Abandoned at the foot of one of the highest passes in the Himalayas, a pass never before climbed in winter, starving, exhausted and physically broken, their journey back in atrocious conditions has become one of mountaineering's great epics.

Synopsis

When Sydney Wignall set off on an illegal climbing expedition to the Himalayas in the 1950s he little thought that he would become involved in an extraordinary, life-threatening adventure which would involve both Indian and Chinese governments at the highest level. Betrayed by one of the many spies operating on the frontier, his group was captured, interned in appalling conditions, and interrogated. Only when international pressure grew, his group was released to walk through Nepal back to India. But the Chinese had no intention that they should get back alive. Abandoned at the foot of one of the highest passes in the Himalayas, a pass never before climbed in winter, starving, exhausted and physically broken, their journey back in atrocious conditions has become one of mountaineering's great epics.

$3.24

Save:$9.25 (74%)

Quantity

Temporarily out of stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 277
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 01 Jul 2000
ISBN 10: 1841950467
ISBN 13: 9781841950464

Media Reviews

There is, through the narrative, plenty of humour and old world charm...Read it and be stirred. That doesn't happen too often. * * Mail on Sunday * *
an amazing story of an epic adventure * * Yorkshire Post * *
... all the ingredients of a gripping spy story: a spectacular setting; ... a hero who frustrates his captors; ... an intrepid final dash for home * * Geographical Magazine * *
A compelling tale of human endurance, both physical and mental, against the worst that either nature or mankind could throw at them * * The Good Book Guide * *

Author Bio

Sydney Wignall, an explorer for more than thirty years, is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Himalayan Club. As a marine archaeologist he discovered two flagships of the Spanish Armada, searched for Drake's coffin off Panama, and discovered the wrecks of several galleons in British, Portugese and Panamanian waters. He has also searched for Loch monsters in Scotland. He lives with his wife in North Wales.