Patrick Woodhead is a young professional climber, who also runs White Desert, a company which arranges adventure expeditions to the Antarctic. When he is not in Antarctica, he divides his time between South Africa, the birthplace of his wife, and London. www.thecloudmaker.net
Think Da Vinci mystery; add handsome men and butterfly-inducing courage. Brilliant * Dolly Jones, vogue.com * A gripping read by a man who really knows what it is like in the mountains - dangerous! * Bear Grylls * Utterly compelling ... a real adventurer's tale packed full of mystery, intrigue and plenty of derring-do. Alex Garland's The Beach injected with far Eastern mysticism and high altitude adventure * Ben Fogle * History and culture as well as high altitude action - you'll be hooked * Adventure Travel * A razor-edged thriller * Peterborough Evening Telegraph *