Social Climbers by Chris Darwin
This is the story of an eccentric expedition led by the author, a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, to hold the world's highest dinner party - on the summit of Peru's highest mountain, at 6769 metres and minus 37 degrees Celsius. Nine amateur climbers, including a 62-year-old grandfather, made the attempt, and only two of them had previous mountaineering experience. They had been warned about terrorism, blizzards, avalanches, frost-bite and altitude sickness, but were unprepared for other hardships which awaited them - loss of libido, a documentary crew led by an obsessed German philosopher, a love triangle and chronic flatulence. Nor did they foresee a catalogue of other tribulations, including malaria, bronchitis, giardia, piles, ripped shoulders, cracked ribs, hypothermia, pregnancy and a frozen bottle of red wine.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781851584635 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851584633 |
| Title | Social Climbers |
| Author | Chris Darwin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 1992-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |