The Climb tells the gripping tale of 17 year old Stevo Vermaak, a passionate and determined young climber who sets off to conquer Mount Everest. His journey to the summit is filled with challenges, but the remains focused on his goal.

What if Africa, impoverished and starving, reneged on its massive debts to the developed countries of Europe and the U.S.A, and rose in violent rebellion against its creditors and former masters?  Around this alternate reality I chart the disintegration of Western civilization into a world of chaos and crisis, where rampant terrorism and computerized mayhem threaten to bring the world to its knees....