Feeding The Rat
A Climber's Life on the Edge
1st Edition
Published on 12. March 2013
288 pages
978-1-4088-4277-5 (ISBN)
Description
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From the author of Poker and The Biggest Game in Town, a stirring portrait of the climbing legend Mo Anthoine - a must for fans of adrenaline sports everywhere
Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatest joy in adventures that tested the far limits of human endurance.
That passion for "feeding the rat" made him the unsung hero of dozens of horrifying epics in the mountains, including the famous Ogre expedition that nearly killed Doug Scott and Sir Chris Bonington.
The book is also the story of the extraordinary friendship between Mo and adrenaline junkie Al Alvarez - the distinguished poet, journalist and critic - whose deeply moving portrait of his longtime climbing partner is a classic of adventure literature.
From the author of Poker and The Biggest Game in Town, a stirring portrait of the climbing legend Mo Anthoine - a must for fans of adrenaline sports everywhere
Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatest joy in adventures that tested the far limits of human endurance.
That passion for "feeding the rat" made him the unsung hero of dozens of horrifying epics in the mountains, including the famous Ogre expedition that nearly killed Doug Scott and Sir Chris Bonington.
The book is also the story of the extraordinary friendship between Mo and adrenaline junkie Al Alvarez - the distinguished poet, journalist and critic - whose deeply moving portrait of his longtime climbing partner is a classic of adventure literature.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-4277-5 (9781408842775)
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Person
Al Alvarez was a poet, novelist, literary critic, anthologist, and author of many highly praised non-fiction books on topics ranging from suicide, divorce and dreams - The Savage God, Life After Marriage, Night - to poker and mountaineering - The Biggest Game in Town and Feeding The Rat. His most recent books are Pondlife and Risky Business. He died in 2019.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction The 'Old Man' and The Voice Jane Kramer
- 1 Llanberis
- 2 The Dolomites
- 3 Epics
- 4 Tyn-y-Ffynnon
- 5 Road to Roraima
- 6 Feeding the Rat
- 7 The Pleasure Principle
- 8 Snowdon Mouldings
- 9 The Mission
- 10 The Old Man of Hoy
- 11 Everest
- Epilogue
- Plate Section
- A Note on the Author
- By the Same Author
- Illustrations
- eCopyright
