UK, 2000, 1st UK edition. 208 pp, color photos. In 1992 Venables, Bonington, Saunders and Co. did a first ascent of Panch Chuli V, a 6437m peak near Nanda Devi. Venables broke his legs on the descent. An epic story of courage and mountaineering skill. Hardcover, as New with DJ.
Against all odds he survived, but was left stranded 19,000 feet above a labyrinth of glaciers and snow slopes with two broken legs, the threat of gangrene, and scant food or medical supplies. If he was to return to his wife and son waiting at home some 5000 miles away, Venables knew he had to draw on his reserve of courage and determination. A Slender Thread is a spellbinding account of Venables' survival - and his intense personal struggle to understand the risks he takes for the sake of his insatiable passion for climbing.
