Books | Adrian Hayes

I have self-written two books to date, details below, and am in the process of writing a third book, on human development and society, that is aimed to be published in 2022. A fourth book is also in the pipeline.

Publishers wishing to engage with the new projects are invited to contact Jane or Seymus, contact details below.

One Man’s Climb: A Journey of Trauma, Tragedy and Triumph on K2

A deeply moving story of the beauty and brutality of life, and death, on the world's most unpredictable and perilous mountain.

Adrian Hayes details an intensely personal account of his attempts to climb K2 - the notorious second highest mountain in the world - in 2013 and again in 2014. In this gripping narrative, the author seamlessly shifts between his guilt and struggles as a father amid tumultuous personal circumstances; the profound events on K2 and the powerful lessons for our lives in the world below.

Absorbing and self-reflective, his journey is as much a story of climbing a mountain as it is a compass for conquering the mountain within all of us.

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Footsteps of Thesiger

Forty-four days and 1,600 km across the Empty Quarter in the trail of one of Britain’s greatest explorers.

Record-breaking adventurer Adrian Hayes shares his unforgettable exploration of the Empty Quarter of the Arabian Desert, retracing the first desert crossing of legendary explorer Sir Wilfred Thesiger in mid-century. Also a television documentary, Footsteps of Thesiger fully captures the dichotomy between past and present, and the unique experience of crossing a desert in today’s world.

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