Stephen Harper, a Daily Express journalist, was granted access to the women's story. As a man he had to travel one step behind the women and the (male) Sherpas, relying on runners to bring their accounts to him, (and avoid rival newspapers trying to scoop the story). Bringing together diaries, interviews and reminiscences, along with around 50 largely exclusive pictures, this vivid tale of travel through the Himalayas culminates in the assault on Cho Oyu, the deadly blizzard, and the aftermath.  Hardcover with DJ, New.

About the Author
Stephen Harper's career in journalism started when, aged 16, he joined the Leicester Evening Mail, and was 'interrupted' only by service with HMS Petard during the Second World War. Harper joined the staff of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and then, in 1950, the Daily Express. He was based in New Delhi when he covered the Cho Oyu expedition, and later reported from various overseas posts. In 1979 he joined the BBC, initially on the foreign desk, and then with the parliamentary staff.