Unjustifiable Risk?
The Story of British Climbing
1st Edition
Published on 21. July 2011
400 pages
978-1-84965-313-8 (ISBN)
Description
A social, economic and cultural history of British rock climbing and mountaineering charting the conditions that gave rise to the sport, and the achievements and motives of those who have shaped its development over 200 years. Today's climbers share a desire to escape from urban society but what makes them take that unjustifiable risk?
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Language
English
Place of publication
Kendal
United Kingdom
Illustrations
37 b&w and 7 colour photographs
ISBN-13
978-1-84965-313-8 (9781849653138)
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07/2010
Cicerone Press
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