Cold Climbs in Britain: The Great Snow and Ice Climbs of the British Isles - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Ken; Alcock, Dave; Barry, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0906371163 ISBN 13 : 9780906371169

Editeur : Diadem Books, 1990

Synopsis

Various snow and ice climbs in Britain are described in this book in a series of 60 essays. Each climb is described by a leading climber and the book offers a history of each climb. Ken Wilson has also written "Hard Rock", "Classic Rock" and "Black Cliff".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Ice and winter climbing has perhaps, above all other games that climbers play, the greatest capacity to thrill the spirit, offer adventure and provide truly memorable days out. Cold Climbs depicts the hostile, yet magnificent environment in which the hardy snow and ice climbers of Great Britain ply their craft. Tackling the British crags and mountains in winter conditions is one of the most extreme and satisfying of climbing's many sub-cultures. It has given rise to some of the greatest episodes in the history of the sport and the oft-thought deranged enthusiasm of winter climbers is reflected in a memorable collection of essays by luminaries and hard men such as Tom Patey, Martin Boysen and Rab Carrington. The climbs seem to exude a sense of menace and legend: Zero, Point Five, Black Cleft, Sticil Face, Labyrinth, Eagle Ridge, Raven's Gully, Orion Face, Mitre Ridge, Western Gully are names to send a shiver down the spine, set the pulse racing and fire the ambitions of any climber. Sitting alongside titles such as Hard Rock and Classic Rock, Cold Climbs is an iconic book. It is a must-read work that has inspired countless climbers with its photography and stories. It provided a mighty tick-list to go at and brought many now-classic lines out from the depths of remote corries and crags. Now an acclaimed classic, the book gives its readers a crash course in the history and mores of a challenging pastime, hopefully inspiring them to get out on their own cold climbs. This new version of the book incorporates an extra section of colour plates depicting climbs that were not fully illustrated in earlier editions. There is also a brief summary on grading developments, equipment, climbing ability and new historical information.

Revue de presse

This is a fascinating book in which winter climbing s leading performers describe in detail their climbs, many of which represent the ultimate in their sport a strange, cold, uncomfortable and dangerous activity, practiced among extraordinarily beautiful and hostile environments, often in the most adverse conditions of blizzard and storm, whenever the clamp of winter tightens around the mountains. --Jim Perrin, The Guardian, 1983

There is something of the struggle, hardship, and esoteric circumstances of winter that propel climbers into excelling themselves with the pen ... the great legends leap out at the reader, demanding to be climbed! --Kevin Mclane, Canadian Alpine Journal

Modern crampons allow climbers to front point , a vertical ballet form, up the sheerest ice wall. The boundary of what is now possible has inched away from what would once have been thought suicidal. A clear insight into this hostile world is given in Cold Climbs, an anthology of the miseries and triumphs of some 40 winter mountaineers. --Ronald Faux, The Times, 1983

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Diadem Books
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0906371163
• ISBN 13: 9780906371169
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Pavey Tim
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible