The ultimate triumph -- and the tragedy that followed

When Kristin Harila set her stunning world record — in 92 days, she had climbed all 14 of the world’s peaks above 8,000 meters — it should have been the ultimate triumph. Instead, it marked the start of the darkest year of her life.

By following Kristin and her climbing partner Tenjen Lama Sherpa through the expedition, we get up close to spectacular scenery, dramatic accidents and physical bloodshed. We get to know a wormhole of international climbers with pointy elbows, a man’s world that has no desire for an unknown woman to assert itself. And we follow a unique friendship that develops between the Sherpa and the strong-willed woman who quit her day job and sold her apartment to pursue a dream.

The book is written together with Ingerid Stenvold.