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Games Climbers Play: A Selection of 100 Mountaineering Articles
Ken Wilson
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Description for Games Climbers Play: A Selection of 100 Mountaineering Articles
Paperback. The Games Climbers Play is a best-selling anthology of climbing writing, punctuated by contemporary commentaries and hilarious cartoons. It collects a huge band of voices, from Doug Scott and Tom Patey to Robin Smith, Anne Marie Rizzi and Ed Drummond, to represent the very many ways of playing the game. Num Pages: 480 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 23 cartoons. BIC Classification: WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 866. A Selection of 100 Mountaineering Articles. 480 pages, 10 b&w photographs and 23 cartoons. Presents a selection of one hundred mountaineering articles, poems, reviews, short stories, essays, and polemical tracts. This work captures the joie de vivre that attends adventurous climbing. These essays also feature many humorous items, plus some fiction, poetry, and various polemical and philosophical tracts. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WSZG. Dimension: 234 x 147 x 31. Weight: 866.
Games Climbers Play is a collection of essays, tales and stories that plugs into the frenetic world of rock climbers and mountaineers. Written by a diverse band of writers who range from Frank Smythe, Dougal Haston and Pete Boardman to Martin Boysen, Ed Drummond and Yvon Chouinard, the book captures the joie de vivre that attends genuinely adventurous climbing, while never losing sight of the deadly serious game that it can become. The collection of essays articles, poems and short stories was first printed in 1978 and has been reprinted a whopping six times - a testament to ... Read more
Games Climbers Play is a collection of essays, tales and stories that plugs into the frenetic world of rock climbers and mountaineers. Written by a diverse band of writers who range from Frank Smythe, Dougal Haston and Pete Boardman to Martin Boysen, Ed Drummond and Yvon Chouinard, the book captures the joie de vivre that attends genuinely adventurous climbing, while never losing sight of the deadly serious game that it can become. The collection of essays articles, poems and short stories was first printed in 1978 and has been reprinted a whopping six times - a testament to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baton Wicks
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
847g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Macclesfield, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898573654
SKU
V9781898573654
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Ref
99-2
About Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson was editor of Mountain magazine from 1969 until 1978 and owner of the outdoor publishers Diadem from 1978 until 1989, until it was incorporated into Hodder & Stoughton. In 1993 Hodder downsized, and Ken set up the publishing house, Baton Wicks. He has been publisher and author of many valued outdoor books including: the 'Hard Rock' series, The ... Read more
Reviews for Games Climbers Play: A Selection of 100 Mountaineering Articles
'Wilson's book remains a glorious echo of an era when factions tended to have a paper journal; a mouthpiece for the expiation of their thoughts, achievements, anger, anarchy and - just occasionally - literary brilliance. It remains a rich reminder of our heritage from an age which still seems near but, in fact, was pretty far ... Read more