The Ascent of Rum Doodle is a short 1956 novel by Bill Bowman. It is a parody of the chronicles of mountaineering expeditions (notably Maurice Herzog's book Annapurna chronicling the first ascent of the mountain of the same name) that were popular during the 1950s, as many of the world's highest peaks were climbed for the first time. Though a parody, it has become one of the most famous and celebrated books of mountaineering literature.
Bowman's only other published work is The Cruise of the Talking Fish, again a parody of another expedition. Which one?
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Kon Tiki expedition
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