The Bond: Two epic climbs in Alaska and a lifetime's connection between climbers

Shortlisted: 2016 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature

Shortlisted: 2016 Banff Mountain Book Competition

'It's the classic of post-war mountain writing.' – Jim Perrin

'Rarely do I encounter a cannot-put-down book, but Simon McCartney's aptly titled The Bond is exceptional in many ways.' – Tom Hornbein

Simon McCartney was a cocky young British alpinist climbing many of the hardest routes in the Alps during the late seventies, but it was a chance meeting in Chamonix in 1977 with Californ...