Rocks and Hard Places is Alex Harris’s first-hand narrative of his attempt 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 book provides a unique perspective of the joys, tragedies, epiphanies and betrayals that climbers experience in the punishing conditions of high altitude. Large format hardcover, DJ, New.
