I’ve recently finished reading Cho Oyu by Herbert Tichy, an account of the first ascent of Cho Oyu in 1954. The book is hard to get hold of, but it’s as good as Maurice Herzog’s Annapurna, regarded by many as one the best mountaineering books ever written.
Read moreBattle of the blockbusters: Herzog’s Annapurna vs. Tichy’s Cho Oyu
