a recumbent trike through Tibet to Mount Everest and took the lead rock climbing again. In 2016 Paul finally climbed the Totem Pole, 18 years after his accident In 2017 Pritchard, and 4 other people with disabilities, accomplished the first journey under human power between Australia’s extremities of altitude. On the Lowest To Highest Expedition the team members cycled from Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre (-15m) to Kosciuszko -Targangil (2228m), a distance of 2152 km. Publications Pritchard has written four books: Deep Play (1997) is about his early climbing experiences Totem Pole (1999) about his accident and his recovery from it The Longest Climb (2005) continues his story of recovery The Mountain Path (2021) delves into spiritual and philosophical aspects of climbing He won the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature for each of the first two of these. Totem Pole was also awarded the 1999 Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize. References External links Paul Pritchard's Website 1967 births Boardman Tasker Prize winners English mountain climbers Living people People from Bolton