Versante Sud Tomaz Humar Prisoner of Ice climbing novel

Tomaz Humar - Prisoner of Ice by Bernadette McDonald is the breathtaking tale of one of the most incredible survival stories in the history of mountaineering, the account of the six days during which the Slovenian climber was trapped at 5900 meters on the Rupal face of Nanga Parbat during an attempt to open a new route solo. With a preface by Reinhold Messner, this book not only recounts the high-risk rescue followed by millions of people but also explores the soul of a man forged by the war in Yugoslavia, a climber capable of solitary feats considered suicidal and rarely repeated. It is the story of a man who, without food and with little fuel, challenged death on one of the most lethal faces on the planet, becoming a symbol of resilience and pure, unstoppable passion for the mountain.