Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge

In May 1982, two of Britain's finest climbers, Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker, vanished high on Everest while making a bold bit for the summit. Their bodies were never found.

Climbers have never been able to resist a challenge and this is the remarkable story of one that failed. There are desperate moments in the thin, cold air, cramped nights in snow caves, horrendous rock pinnacles and all the sorrow, pain and ecstasy of high-altitude climbing. Bonington describes it all so vividly in his usual honest style. - Manchester Evening News