Unjustifiable risk? : the story of British climbing / Simon Thompson
2010, First Edition. Milnthorpe, Cumbria : Cicerone. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-bumped and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Spine of wrapper slightly sun-toned. Front free end paper pasted down. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #474942
ISBN: 9781852846275
Physical description; xii, 388 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour). Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Before 1854: In Search of the Sublime From gloom to glory Aesthetes and heroes Chapter 3 1854-65: A Conscious Divinity Chapter 4 1865-1914: Gentlemen and Gymnasts The Alps The Lake District North Wales Scotland Outcrops The Greater Ranges Chapter 5 1914-39: Organised Cowardice The Lake District North Wales Scotland Outcrops The Alps The Greater Ranges Chapter 6 1939-70: Hard Men in an Affluent Society North Wales The Lake District Scotland Outcrops The Alps The Greater Ranges Chapter 7 After 1970: Reinventing the Impossible Rock climbing Mountaineering Chapter 8 Because it's there? Notes List of Photographs Appendix I A Note on Grades Appendix II Glossary of Climbing Terms Selected Bibliography Index. Subjects; Mountaineering Great Britain History. Mountaineering Social aspects Great Britain. Mountaineering Economic aspects Great Britain.
Price: €14.95