"Learning to Breathe"
by Andy Cave.

Half way through and only stared yesterday . Very good read.
True story of miner in 1980s turned mountaineer who climbs hardest route on Changabang a major Himalayan peak. Major epic ensues.

Mine is a signed copy. A birthday present from a fellow climber.

Just finished Harry Potter and Half blood Prince but still working my way through Barry Trotter.

Also reading a Maria Coffey " A Fragile Edge" a book relating to being married to or in a relation with a top climber and what happens to the partner when left behind when the climber goes off on long dangerous expeditions and sometimes does not return. As happened to her when Joe Tasker died on Everest.

Looking forward to reading "The Villan" about the late great Don Willance another top British climber. It is a bit hard going I heard but well worth the effort.