Showing Life and Limb by Jamie Andrew

Jamie Andrew's survival and rescue after five nights trapped by a ferocious storm in 1999 has passed into Alpine legend. It was a miracle that he survived; but Jamie had to come to terms not only with the death of his close friend, Jamie Fisher, who died beside him - but also with the loss of all his limbs to frostbite. Since the accident, Jamie has struggled painfully and successfully to overcome his disabilities; not only has he learnt to walk (and run) on his prosthetic legs, but also to ski, snowboard, paraglide - and even take up his beloved mountaineering again.

LIFE AND LIMB tells for the first time the full story of Jamie's shocking ordeal and inspirational recovery. In 2004 it was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize and was the winner of the prestigious Banff Mountain Book Festival Prize for Mountain Literature. In March 2005 the paperback version was selected as Book of the Month by Ottakars Bookstores Scotland.

Jamie Andrew is the incredible Scottish mountaineer who, despite having no hands and feet, has made some amazing ascents all over the world. As a quadruple amputee, Jamie has also made many other remarkable achievements, raising many thousands of pounds for charity along the way.

‘A gripping story’ - Observer

‘Enthralling’ - Mail on Sunday

‘Like Joe Simpson, Andrew has discovered a latent talent for writing that only a mountaineering epic seems to have allowed him to uncover. And like Touching the Void, Life and Limb is brilliantly written and utterly un-put-down-able. If ever a tale evokes the phrase “life affirming” then this is it.’ - On the Edge magazine

‘His courage, determination and sense of humour shine through the words of this remarkable book… Life and Limb is a genuinely life-enhancing read.’ - Scottish Mountaineer

‘Driven and compelling… like Touching the Void I found myself reading on into the early morning to get through it.’ - Climber magazine