an exciting memoir of the brilliant high-altitude climbing achievements of Andrew Lock: the one Australian to have summited all fourteen 8000-metre peaks on this planet, together with Mount Everest - two times.

We research ‘why does he do it?’ Why does an individual tackle this type of problem, figuring out how simply they may be killed?

Andrew Lock provides us a gripping account of his death-defying ascents and explains his ardour for mountain climbing in small groups, or solo, with no Sherpas or bottled oxgyen. His tale is certainly one of notable ardour, self-motivation, perseverance and resilience, as he leads us via his sixteen-year odyssey to accomplish the Grand Slam of Himalayan mountaineering.

We are taken during the victories, the near-misses and the tragedies. the serious human drama of the expeditions infuses Summit 8000 - humorous, fierce and continuously attention-grabbing tales approximately survival, mountain climbing rivalries and climbing politics. The distant and beautiful landscapes and cultures that Andrew encounters on his trips upload wealthy texture to his story, culminating in his 2014 journey to Everest, the place he was once witness to the deadliest avalanche within the peak’s history.