Description
'Elegiac, immensely readable, full of the real excitement of climbing' M. John Harrison, Times Literary Supplement
About the Author
Simon Yates has climbed extensively in the Himalayas and the Andes, and travelled through India, Kazakhstan and Australia. His first book, Against the Wall, was runner-up for the Boardman Tasker Award for mountain literature.
Reviews
Elegiac, immensely readable, full of the real excitement of climbing -- M. John Harrison * Times Literary Supplement *
An engaging book, both the story of another great climb and a wistful acknowledgement that nothing, in any area of our lives, is ever quite what it seems -- Sara Wheeler * Literary Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9780099766414
Author Simon Yates
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Vintage
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Weight(grams) 138g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm