Used book – The Ascent of Rum Doodle, W. E. Bowman, Jean Rosenthal

An expedition report described Khili-Khili as an extremely difficult, even perilous, but not entirely impossible summit to climb. A team of seven seasoned mountaineers, all big fans of spirits, then set out on the adventure: to reach the highest peak in the world...

With "The Ascent of Khili-Khili," William Ernest Bowman (1911-1985) mercilessly satirizes all the heroic clichés of mountain expedition narratives, with a rare effectiveness in the art of parody. A masterpiece of English humor.