Hanging on by Martin Boysen
Hanging On is the autobiography of Martin Boysen, one of Britain's most gifted climbers. He made a huge contribution to British climbing, including discovering Gogarth in the 1960s. He was one of Britain's leading mountaineers, climbing with Chris Bonington on Annapurna and Everest. This is an insider's account of British climbing's golden age.
Martin Boysen started climbing on the sandstone outcrops of Sussex over 55 years ago and rapidly became one of Britain's outstanding rock climbers. He extended his climbing to the Alps and Greater Ranges, taking part in several important Himalayan climbs, including the first ascent of the South Face of Annapurna in 1970. In the long course of his climbing life he has met and made friends with many of the leading climbers of his generation, including Joe Brown, Don Whillans, Pete Crew, Baz Ingle, Nick Estcourt, Doug Scott and Chris Bonington. He studied Botany at Manchester University where he met his wife Maggie, and worked for many years as a teacher - a career interrupted frequently by expeditions. He still lives near Manchester and maintains his love of climbing and nature. He has one daughter, Kate, married to JC, and he greatly enjoys trying to keep up with his grandchildren Poppy and Arne as they scamper over the rocks.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910240007 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910240001 |
| Title | Hanging on |
| Author | Martin Boysen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vertebrate Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival: Mountain and Wilderness Literature (non-fiction) 2014, Winner of Boardman Tasker Prize 2014 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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