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Climbing » Narratives
Who's Who in British Climbing
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Who's Who in British Climbing" contains nearly 700 mini biographies of climbers - the romantics eccentrics and buffoons that have made British Climbing what it is: dissolute and hungover most of the time with the odd unexpected burst of brilliance.They form a world class cast of eccentrics ranging from the most virtuous to the most hedonistically barbarous characters one could ever hope to meet. At one end of the moral spectrum we have Archdeacon Hudson Stuck solemnly tutoring his native charges on ecclesiastical history while making the first ascent of Denali. At the other there's Satan-loving Aleister Crowley pleasuring himself in his tent on Kangchenjunga while his helpless avalanched companions were crying for help a few yards away. In between are the usual sprinkling of psychotic nut jobs consummate show-offs and infuriatingly brilliant athletes.The selection of folk gracing the pages has been anything but scientifically objective. The intention has been to include anyone who was born in Britain who happ
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Cordee Code: CNW028 Author: COLIN WELLS No of Pages: 575 Page Size: 147 x 210 mm ISBN 10: 0955660106 ISBN 13: 9780955660108 Publisher: The Climbing Company Ltd Published Date: July 2007 Binding: Paperback Illustrations: b/w photos Weight: 940g
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