Rocks and hard places first-hand narrative of the authors attempts to reach the Seven Summits -- the highest point on each of the seven continents. It is a journey, punctuated by personal triumphs and bitter disappointments, that takes him from the sticky tropical forests of Irian Jaya to the biting, sub-zero temperatures of Mount Everest. The title provides a perspective of the joys, tragedies, epiphanies and betrayals that climbers experience in the punishing conditions of high altitude.
- ISBN10 1868728714
- ISBN13 9781868728718
- Publish Date 1 April 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2021
- Publish Country ZA
- Publisher Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
- Imprint Struik Publishers
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English