<p><em>&lsquo;If I could choose a place to die, it would be in the mountains.&rsquo;</em></p><p><em><strong>Clouds from Both Sides</strong></em> is the autobiography of <strong>Julie Tullis</strong>, the first British woman to climb an 8,000-metre peak &ndash; <strong>Broad Peak</strong> &ndash; and the first to reach the summit of <strong>K2</strong>, the world&rsquo;s second-highest mountain.</p><p>A truly remarkable woman, Julie describes her early days in a London disrupted by World War II; her family life, climbing, teaching and living by the sandstone outcrops of <strong>High Rocks</strong> and <strong>Harrison&rsquo;s Rocks</strong> in Tunbridge Wells, Kent; and her experience as a high-level mountaineer and filmmaker. Tullis demonstrates her determination and self-discipline through training to black-belt standard in both judo and aikido, and never allows financial concerns to keep her away from the high mountains &ndash; a place where she felt at peace. Filled with vivid accounts of frostbite, avalanches, snow blindness and exhilaration alongside her climbing partner <strong>Kurt Diemberger</strong>, <em><strong>Clouds from Both Sides</strong></em> takes us to <strong>Yosemite, Nanga Parbat, Everest</strong> and <strong>K2</strong>.</p><p>First published in 1986 before her death, and with an additional chapter written by <strong>Peter Gillman</strong> documenting Tullis&rsquo;s final, fated expedition to K2, this story is as relevant and awe inspiring today as it ever was. Tullis&rsquo;s achievements are timeless and her attitudes and opinions far ahead of their time. <em><strong>Clouds from Both Sides</strong></em> is a tribute to the memory of an inspirational woman determined to strive for her dreams, an extraordinary account of her adventures and an exhilarating testament to her courage.</p>