A Slender Thread Author:Stephen Venables The plummet experienced by Venables on the descent from his successful first ascent of Panch Chuli V in the Himalayas was of the kind most feared by climbers, the failure of an abseil point.
The author experienced a fall from the failure of an abseil point on his descent from the Panch Chuli V in the Himalayas. Well written personal account of the climb, accident and aftermath.