Dimensions
161 x 242 x 30mm
Alison Hargreaves was one of the most gifted and accomplished mountaineers of her generation, but the emotional reaction to her death, during a violent storm in 1995 on K2, seemed to rob her of this. The press was indignant, apparently unable to look beyond whether or not, as a mother of two, she should have been climbing at all.
By exploring the tension and drama of the climbs that forged her reputation, a more complete picture of Alison emerges. Climbing mountains was Alison Hargreaves's life, but also her living. Much was said about her children after her death; the truth is she was devoted to them. The terrible irony of her final climb was that she was driven by a belief that only triumph on K2 could secure her and her children's future. Regions of the Heart is adventure writing of the finest kind, a compelling, remarkable story of bravery, passion and commitment that captures the spirit of climbing and reclaims
Alison Hargreaves's life from those who have dwelt only on the tragedy of her death.
