The Snow Tiger [antikvár]

This book is a work of fiction with its roots deeply embedded in fact. Many of the organizations mentioned exist, but it is not my intention to denigrate them in any way, and if I am thought to do so, I apologize. The book would have been impossible to write without the help of many men and their expertise. My thanks go to Ken Pamell, one-time mountain guide in the Mount Cook National Park; Bob Waterhouse and Philip Brewer, both of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory of the US Army Terrestrial Sciences Centre; Dr Barrie Murphy, MD; Lt-Comdr F. A. Prehn and Lt-Comdr Thomas Orr, both of Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), Operation Deep Freeze. My thanks also go to the staff of William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, and the Librarian and staff of New Zealand House, London, for incredible patience in the face of a barrage of questions. I asked many stupid questions but never once got a stupid answer.