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Thin White Line Andy Cave

Thin White Line By Andy Cave

Thin White Line by Andy Cave


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Summary

Set in Patagonia, Norway and Alaska, this book tackles the severest challenges modern Alpinism can pose. This book features the stark beauty of the environment and the colourful characters. It lays bare the fragility of our carefully constructed convictions.

Thin White Line Summary

Thin White Line by Andy Cave

"Thin White Line" is the sequel to "Learning to Breathe", Andy Cave's bestselling debut and winner of both the prestigious Boardman Tasker Prize and the Adventure Travel Award at the Banff International Festival. In 1997, Andy Cave returned from the Himalayas, having climbed the stupendous north face of Changabang but losing his friend and climbing partner in the process. Traumatized by the savage ordeal, he must examine his relationship with the mountains that have defined his life so far. Will he have the courage to undertake such a challenge again?Does he want to? "Thin White Line" charts his struggle towards finding an answer. It is as much a journey into the mind of an extreme mountaineer as it is into the wild landscapes through which he travels.In a nail-biting narrative set in Patagonia, Norway and Alaska, Cave tackles the severest challenges modern Alpinism can pose. Juxtaposed with the stark beauty of the environment are the colourful characters populating his stories, from the adventurers around him, past and present, to the pioneer aviators who get him and his kind to those impossibly remote places. He vividly recreates the joy and despair of climbing, building the book to a desperate finale that lays bare the fragility of our carefully constructed convictions.

Thin White Line Reviews

"Andy Cave's compelling autobiography is, like Joe Simpson's Touching the Void, a gripping book on mountaineering that will appeal even to those who didn't know they were interested in climbing." -- "Observer" "From the Trade Paperback edition."

About Andy Cave

Andy Cave was born into a mining family and is now a cutting-edge alpinist with several formidable first ascents to his credit. He has a PhD in socio-linguistics and is an IFMGA international mountain and ski guide. His first book, Learning to Breathe, was joint winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize 2005 and Winner of the Adventure Travel Award - Banff Festival 2005.

Additional information

GOR000966030
9780091795726
0091795729
Thin White Line by Andy Cave
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Cornerstone
2008-05-01
240
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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