Slatehead - The Ascent of Britain's Slate-Climbing Scene
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Slatehead - The Ascent of Britain's Slate-Climbing Scene by Peter Goulding
Join Peter as he ascends Orangutan Overhang, Supermassive Black Hole and Mental Lentils in the disused Dinorwig slate quarries of Snowdonia. Part creative nonfiction, part memoir and sports documentary, Slatehead is set in Thatcher's Britain and the present day. -- Welsh Books Council
Chapter 1 You Are Now Leaving the Future Chapter 2 Mental Lentils Chapter 3 Comes the Dervish Chapter 4 Turn of the Century Chapter 5 Gideon Chapter 6 Flat Chapter 7 Opening Gambit Chapter 8 Twll Mawr Chapter 9 Fresh Air Chapter 10 Blue Bottle Chapter 11 Never Never Land Chapter 12 Llanber Chapter 13 Red and Yellow and Pink and Green Chapter 14 The Rainbow of Recalcitrance Chapter 15 The Quarrymen Chapter 16 The Take Over by Department C Chapter 17 Hogiau Pen Garret Chapter 18 Avalanche Chapter 19 Moving Being Chapter 20 The Very Big and the Very Small Chapter 21 Dawes of Perception Chapter 22 The Quarryman Chapter 23 Supermassive Black Hole Chapter 24 Mister Blister Chapter 25 Time Bandit Chapter 26 The End Chapter 27 Staying and Leaving Chapter 28 Tambourine Man Chapter 29 The Meltdown Chapter 30 Instructor Job Chapter 31 Between the Here and Now Chapter 32 Le Grandpre Chapter 33 Y Rhaffwr Chapter 34 Slippery People Peter Goulding is a climber from the north of EnglandHe has spent most of his working life in pubs, kitchens and on building sites. He currently works at Center Parcs as an instructor and is an alumnus of UEA. 'Incredibly interesting, gripping and really emotional... a cast of wonderful characters... thrilling and terrifying, and each challenge on rocks with higher heights and weirder names felt like another twist in a literary thriller... nerve-wracking... I longed for these heroes... to achieve their aims... almost romantic... I laughed out loud... These [climb] names, with so many secrets beneath them, show... the intelligence and poetic nature of these athletes... a critique of the 80s that felt like a group rock and roll music biography.' Cathryn Summerhayes, Curtis Brown Literary Agency 'Witty, absorbing, wide-ranging, razor-sharp account of a love affair with rock' Helen Mort 'Good and clear and honest. Like the climbers it presents, the story is careful and risk-taking, ambitious and humble. These are the things of great writing.' Cynan Jones 'An intriguing read. Great stuff!' James (Caff) McHaffie -- New Welsh Review
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| ISBN 13 | 9781916150133 |
| ISBN 10 | 1916150136 |
| Title | Slatehead - The Ascent of Britain's Slate-Climbing Scene |
| Author | Peter Goulding |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Parthian Books |
| Year published | 2020-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of New Welsh Writing Awards Rheidol Prize for Writing with a Welsh Theme or Setting 2019, Short-listed for Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2020 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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