The Ascent

The Ascent

Jeff Long
A thriller set on Everest — a climbing expedition unravels as the mountain reveals secrets buried in the ice. Genre fiction that takes the mountain seriously.
Mountains & Climbing Fiction Himalaya
Publisher William Morrow
Published 1992
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