"Pomiędzy 1980, a 1989 polscy wspinacze byli światowymi liderami we wspinaczce na dużych wysokościach, zwłaszcza w Himalajach. Ten dokument ukazuje tych charyzmaytyczny liderów i ich legendarne wspinaczki, jako nieodłączną historię himalaizmu"

Tymi słowami autorka "Freedom Climbers" Bernadette McDonald określa swoją nową książkę na temat histori polskiego Himalaizmu. Książka została wydana przez wydawnictwo Rocky Mountain Books. Na razie książka w Polsce nie ma wydawcy (kto wie, może to się zmieni.

Autorka jest zainteresowana tematem polskiej tragedi na Evereście w 1989 roku. W planach jest wydanie książki, wraz z filmem dokumentalnym w 2012 roku.

Poniżej cytat z strony wydawnictwa, na temat książki.

“Between 1980 and 1989, Polish climbers were giant, worldwide leaders as high-altitude climbers, especially in the Himalayas. This volume documents those charismatic leaders and their iconic climbs in a defining chapter of Himalayan climbing history.”

—Reinhold Messner, world-renowned climber, explorer and author of 40 books on mountaineering, including The Naked Mountain, Free Spirit: A Climber’s Life and The Second Death of George Mallory

Renowned author Bernadette McDonald weaves a passionate and literary tale of adventure, politics, suffering, death and—ultimately—inspiration. Freedom Climbers tells the story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following the Second World War to become the world’s leading Himalayan climbers. Although they lived in a dreary, war-ravaged landscape, with seemingly no hope of creating a meaningful life, these curious, motivated and skilled mountaineers created their own free-market economy under the very noses of their Communist bosses and climbed their way to liberation. At a time when Polish citizens were locked behind the Iron Curtain, these intrepid explorers found a way to travel the world in search of extreme adventure—to Alaska, South America and Europe, but mostly to the highest and most inspiring mountains of the world. To this end, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Nepal became their second homes as they evolved into the toughest group of Himalayan climbers the world has ever known.