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Summit Fever
An Armchair Climber's Initiation to Glencoe, Mortal Terror and the Himalayan Matterhorn
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| Cordee Code: | CNS061 |
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| Page Size: | 131 x 216 mm |
| No of Pages: | 286 |
| Publisher: | Canongate |
| ISBN13: | 9781841957135 |
| Author: | Andrew Greig |
| Language: | English |
| Published Date: | November 2005 |
| Edition: | 1st , Nov-2005 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Product Type: | Book |
When poet Andrew Greig was asked by the near-legendary Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience whatsoever. The result is this unique book. Short-listed for the Boardman-Tasker Prize and already something of a classic in adventure literature, Summit Fever has been loved by climbers and literary critics alike for its refreshing candour, wit and insight, and the haunting beauty of its writing. It is for every armchair adventurer who ever wondered what it would be like to climb in the Himalayas. Much more than a book about climbing, it celebrates the risk, joy and adventure of being alive.