Interview with Adrian Hayes conducted by Rob Kemp as featured by

Outdoor Fitness, September 2019

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New York Daily March 2019

For those of us who regard a trudge up Table Mountain as an achievement, this is a fascinating account of a truly heroic endeavour, and is well worth the read.

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British explorer Adrian Hayes recalls last moments with Kiwis who died on K2

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New Zealand Herald, March 2019

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Hampshire Life, March 2019 – words by Rebecca Fletcher

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Daily Mail

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Adventure Travel, January 2019

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well written, inspiring and enjoyable.
I’m not much of a reader – never have been, but every now and then I get drawn to a book and feel compelled to read it. This was one of them. I am not a mountaineer, although always fancied myself as a bit of a Lara Croft in my imagination. However, this was one book I could not put down once begun and, believe me, that is a huge testimonial from someone who is bordering on attention deficit – oh look a squirrel! Anyway, I felt like I was on the journey of a lifetime with Adrian Hayes, to his attempted summit of K2 in 2013 and then his success of 2014 and I followed the roller coaster of emotions with him, chapter by chapter. Adrian is clearly one of life’s achievers, ultra-focussed and born to stretch the boundaries of life and use his experiences to inspire others. Tears rolled down my cheeks at the initial blessing from the Lama, and I roared with laughter many other times with his brutal honesty at the trials and tribulations of mountaineering life. One thing is for sure, Adrian is a first-class writer as once I began this book, despite some technicality in places for a non-mountaineering person, I was totally engaged until I finished it and, as with all good books, I was disappointed when it came to an end. Its brutal honesty and scenery painting, left me in no doubt of the perils of such a feat and conversely the sheer magnitude of the achievement in pushing through the physical, mental and emotional boundaries most of us mere mortals could never even imagine. The tragedy and reality of losing friends on the perilous and ruthless majesty of K2, to leaving your cherished children behind not knowing if you will ever see them again, left me wondering if any fictional novel could take me on quite the same journey as he did. I highly recommend this book. Well written, inspiring and enjoyable.

Amazon Customer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five star adventure!

There are those who seek to achieve great things and seek another kind of life. Adrian is one of these individuals. In his beautifully written book he takes us on an emotional journey to face all the challenges of climbing K2. An amazing story and a ' must read.'

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thought provoking and brilliant.

It's a thought provoking book about one man's physical and spiritual journey of climbing a mountain. It's inspiring, heart-warming and funny. And it shows what matters really in life when one looks down from the peak of one of the 8000ers.

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stunned

Deeply touching and absorbing adventure story! Thought provoking, inspiring and amusing at times! Loved the author's life lessons, jokes and humour.

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Interview article conducted by Hilary Porter as featured by

He [Adrian] is quite rightly proud of his incredible achievement which makes for extraordinary reading and cannot be underestimated.

Hampshire Living, December 2018

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Talk Radio Europe, 2/11/18 with Bill Padley

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, when writing in this volume’s Forward, opines that ‘One Man’s Climb is a remarkably honest and transparent account of the challenges; both externally and internally, that anyone who dares to take it on experiences’. It is an accurate summation of the volume, from one who has, indeed, experienced many of the ‘challenges’ described within it... Readers with an interest in mountain climbing may also find it informative, while psychologists and those in similar professions may find its descriptions of human reactions in and to unusual conditions, worthy of their attention.

Keith Rimmer, NZ Crown Mines

A greatly enlightening and reflective book that is receiving rave reviews to date.

New Milton Advertiser, 9th November 2018

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One Man’s Climb – Adrian Hayes on His Journey to Summit K2 See the full interview here

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