Map: Crawl Out From the Mountains. Introduction: Avalanche. PART ONE: From the Smoke to the Snow; Wilderness of White; Climbing Free; First Night in the Open; Escape from the Mountain; Second Night in the Open; Between the Woods and the Water; Third Night in the Open; The Longest Day; Out from the Wild. PART TWO: Refuge; The Ordeal Begins; Hard Time; Back Home; All Things Must Pass; Post Op. Epilogue. Glossary. Acknowledgements.
Ken Jones is from Shropshire. He is a former soldier who served with the Parachute Regiment and various elements of UK Special Forces. Ken is the founder of Avalanche Endurance Events and Race Director of The Fan Dance Race Series Special Forces challenge. He is also a motivational speaker, an avid outdoorsman, mountaineer, competitive road cycle racer and keen chess player. Ken lives between Lucca, Italy, San Diego California and the Elan Valley, Wales.
'Gripping' Daily Telegraph.
*Daily Telegraph*
'Battered by two avalanches, lost and suffering injuries that
should have killed him, it became the defining challenge of his
life. Ten years on, still haunted by the experience, he has written
a gripping new book about his terrifying fight for survival' Mail
on Sunday.
*Mail on Sunday*
'Riveting. Knife-edge suspenseful. Uplifting beyond measure. Takes
the spirit of Special Forces soldiering to new levels - showing how
those who dare can survive the seemingly unsurvivable in one of the
toughest environments on earth' Damien Lewis.
*Damien Lewis*
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