Ken VernonKen Vernon is one of those mavericks life throws up occasionally. Born in Australia, leaving school at fifteen he travelled the world looking for the perfect wave. After driving a Russian motor bike from Britain down the length of Africa he ended up t Rhodes University, graduating with an honours degree in Journalism and Politics, later reporting on African wars and politics from Angola to Zambia. Chosen to accompany South Africa's first attempt to conquer Mt. Everest in 1996 - the deadliest year in Everest climbing history in which the leadership of the SA team became reviled and ridiculed by mountaineers world-wide - Ken's expose of that debacle, 'Everest '96', became an Amazon #1 best-seller world-wide. Read More Read Less