The new book "South Pacific Pinnacle - The exploration of Balls pyramid" will be out in the middle of the year.
Clarification: Though Dave Roots has been a significant contributor the editors are Jim Smith and Keith Bell.
Amongst other things it includes, "Personal accounts by 17 climbers, including the first english translations of the Japanese and French expeditions (which) portray vividly what it is like to live on this inhospitable rock and travel over its vast ridges and walls".
Many new (never before published) photos of this stunning peak.