{"product_id":"clouds-from-both-sides-the-story-of-the-first-british-woman-to-climb-an-8-000-metre-peak-paperback","title":"Clouds from Both Sides: The Story of the First British Woman to Climb an 8,000-Metre Peak - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Tullis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Gillman\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If I could choose a place to die, it would be in the mountains.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClouds from Both Sides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the autobiography of \u003cstrong\u003eJulie Tullis\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first British woman to climb an 8,000-metre peak - \u003cstrong\u003eBroad Peak\u003c\/strong\u003e - and the first to reach the summit of \u003cstrong\u003eK2\u003c\/strong\u003e, the world's second-highest mountain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA truly remarkable woman, Julie describes her early days in a London disrupted by World War II; her family life, climbing, teaching and living by the sandstone outcrops of \u003cstrong\u003eHigh Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHarrison's Rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e in Tunbridge Wells, Kent; and her experience as a high-level mountaineer and filmmaker. Tullis demonstrates her determination and self-discipline through training to black-belt standard in both judo and aikido, and never allows financial concerns to keep her away from the high mountains - a place where she felt at peace. Filled with vivid accounts of frostbite, avalanches, snow blindness and exhilaration alongside her climbing partner \u003cstrong\u003eKurt Diemberger\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClouds from Both Sides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e takes us to \u003cstrong\u003eYosemite, Nanga Parbat, Everest\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eK2\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1986 before her death, and with an additional chapter written by \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Gillman\u003c\/strong\u003e documenting Tullis's final, fated expedition to K2, this story is as relevant and awe inspiring today as it ever was. Tullis's achievements are timeless and her attitudes and opinions far ahead of their time. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClouds from Both Sides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a tribute to the memory of an inspirational woman determined to strive for her dreams, an extraordinary account of her adventures and an exhilarating testament to her courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulie Tullis was, in her lifetime, Britain's leading female mountaineer. She was the first British woman to climb an 8,000-metre peak - Broad Peak in 1984 - and summited a second, K2, in 1986 before dying in a storm on the descent. She spent her childhood in post-war London and, when not travelling the world to climb, lived with her husband Terry and children in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, teaching climbing to the disadvantaged and children with special needs on the southern sandstone. Julie trained to black belt standard in both judo and aikido, and as well as being a high-altitude mountaineer, she worked as a filmmaker alongside Austrian climber Kurt Diemberger, with whom she climbed K2 on 4 August 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796907065632,"sku":"9781911342694","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dfd186cfbc61a6b1cb4ddb0565bc7fb2.webp?v=1780769677","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/clouds-from-both-sides-the-story-of-the-first-british-woman-to-climb-an-8-000-metre-peak-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}