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Life & Limb
Jamie Andrew
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Description for Life & Limb
Paperback. Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm meant that he had to come to terms the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident, Jamie has e learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs, to ski, snowboard, paraglide - and even take up mountaineering again. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 colour photos. BIC Classification: BGS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 2. Weight in Grams: 276.
Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm in 1999 has passed into Alpine legend. It was a miracle that he survived; but Jamie had to come to terms not only with the death of his close friend, Jamie Fisher, who died beside him - but also with the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident, Jamie has struggled painfully and successfully to overcome his disabilities; not only has he learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs, but also to ski, snowboard, paraglide - and even take up his ... Read more
Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm in 1999 has passed into Alpine legend. It was a miracle that he survived; but Jamie had to come to terms not only with the death of his close friend, Jamie Fisher, who died beside him - but also with the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident, Jamie has struggled painfully and successfully to overcome his disabilities; not only has he learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs, but also to ski, snowboard, paraglide - and even take up his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749950521
SKU
V9780749950521
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Jamie Andrew
Jamie Andrew, who lives in Edinburgh, was a leading mountaineer for over a decade before the tragic events of January 1998. He regularly gives lectures and speeches to mountaineering clubs and universities on his experiences.
Reviews for Life & Limb
Like Joe Simpson, Andrew has discovered a latent talent for writing that only a mountaineering epic seems to have allowed him to uncover. And like Touching the Void, Life and Limb is brilliantly written and utterly un-put-down-able. If ever a tale evokes the phrase life affirming then this is it.
On the Edge magazine.
'His courage, determination and ... Read more
On the Edge magazine.
'His courage, determination and ... Read more