By Geoffrey Winthrop Young, Geoffrey Sutton and Wilfrid Noyce With a Foreword by H.R.C. Carr
Snowdon Biography
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Published by J.M. Dent & Sons, London, 1957, 1st UK Edition, D/w (slight wear edges), Nr. Fine. The first book to seriously record the history of climbers’ involvement with Snowdonia. Following an introduction by Wilfrid Noyce, this volume is divided into three main sections; ‘From Genesis to Numbers’ by Winthrop Young which surveys rock climbing from the earliest days through to the 1930s; ‘The Greased Pole’ by Geoffrey Sutton which describes the modern years and the incredible achievements of Joe Brown and his contemporaries, even as early as the 1950s; and ‘The Writer in Snowdonia’ by Noyce which surveys the literature of Snowdonia over the years.
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| Weight | 0.55 kg |
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