K2 North Ridge 1990
A mountaineering expedition on the most dangerous mountain in the world.
In 1990 K2's North Ridge had only been climbed once before. In 1989 13 climbers had died on the peak. A small US/Australian team set out from the remote outpost of Yecheng in SW China to attempt the second ascent of the North Ridge.
Books
Climbing Glass
Climbing and mountaineering stories and articles from five decades.
The Cannibal Trail
Eight men escape the worst prison in the world. Their only food walks beside them.
A Man Named Revenge
A classic adventure Western set in old Colorado.
Hidden Wounds
A love too late.
Head Wounds
When the sun never sets there is no place to hide.
Reviews
I have dozens of books about Himalayan climbing and this is one of the best I’ve read. I can’t understand why it isn’t more widely known and appreciated...It has everything I could want in a book about climbing in the Himalayas.
Amazon review: K2 North Ridge 1990
This is a beguiling story. The set up, how it builds, the ending, but mostly the way you have of twisting the words around in a phrase. You have a truly unique talent. Please write more. I want to read it all.
Reedsy review: Onward, a short story
Not a pleasant story by any means, but well-written and grimly interesting. The unspeakable cruelty of man to fellow man is related unflinchingly but with a certain sympathy and even empathy.
Amazon review: The Cannibal Trail
Bio
Lyle Closs grew up in Tasmania and started writing in his teens. He was a leading Australian rock-climber in the early 1970s and wrote climbing articles and non-climbing short stories before moving on to writing fiction and non-fiction books.
He worked as a journalist and PR for the next few decades, first in Sydney and later in Singapore and London where he now lives. Lyle's writing covers historical fiction, non-fiction and Western fiction but his most recent work focuses on sci-fi and literary fiction.
Contact
Contact me via my social media pages - and Follow me for updates on forthcoming books and stories. I also publish stories regularly as posts on my Substack site.