Publications - Adventures in the Northlands
Lightning hit the cliff high above us, sending a dumper-load of rocks thrumming like jagged cannonballs out of the clouds to explode around us. Bill took a direct hit on his helmet, which was smashed. He hung limply and silently on the rope. His face, which was streaming with blood from a gash in his head, was a ghastly shade of white. For a horrible moment, we thought he was dead, but he came round slowly. We suggested bivouacking until he recovered but Bill, who always thrived in adversity, was having none of it. Having bandaged his head and reversed his helmet so that the hole in it wasn’t over the hole in his head, and at his insistence bunged a fag in his mouth to keep him happy, we continued into the storm up the last 300 metres of the snow covered cliff. We emerged triumphantly over the cornice into the blizzard and whiteout, another first ascent in the bag.'
Adventures in the Northlands is a collection of short stories written by British adventurer and mountaineer Tony Howard. From a life spent in the mountains and wilderness, Tony recalls epic tales of climbing, kayaking and adventure from Greenland, the Yukon and, his home-from-home, Norway. Journey with Tony into some of the most incredible wild places on earth.
About Vertebrate Mountain Shorts
Vertebrate Mountain Shorts are collections of short stories designed specifically for e-readers. Each collection features stories from the best mountain, travel, adventure and wilderness writers out there.
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A collection of short stories written by Tony Howard, and appeared in top 100 mountain books Kindle list. From a life spent in the mountains and wilderness, Tony recalls epic tales of adventure in Alaska, Canada's North West Territories and Yukon, Greenland, Iceland and his home-from-home, Norway.
Journey into some of the most incredible wild places on earth and share his experiences trekking, mountaineering, canoeing and working on Icelandic trawlers.
An extract:
"Lightning hit the cliff high above us, sending a dumper-load of rocks thrumming like jagged cannonballs out of the clouds to explode around us. Bill took a direct hit on his helmet, which was smashed. He hung limply and silently on the rope. His face, which was streaming with blood from a gash in his head, was a ghastly shade of white. For a horrible moment, we thought he was dead, but he came round slowly. We suggested bivouacking until he recovered but Bill, who always thrived in adversity, was having none of it. Having bandaged his head and reversed his helmet so that the hole in it wasn’t over the hole in his head, and at his insistence bunged a fag in his mouth to keep him happy, we continued into the storm up the last 300 metres of the snow covered cliff. We emerged triumphantly over the cornice into the blizzard and whiteout, another first ascent in the bag."
About Vertebrate Mountain Shorts
Vertebrate Mountain Shorts are collections of short stories designed specifically for e-readers. Each collection features stories from the best mountain, travel, adventure and wilderness writers out there.
- See more at: http://www.v-publishing.co.uk/books/categories/e-books/adventures-in-the-northlands.html#sthash.L7s0WtDp.dpuf