TheFlame of Adventure by Yates, Simon ( Author ) ON Jul-04-2002, Paperback

Simon Yates, author of Against the Wall, takes us back to his early years as a climber - the escapades and excitement of a young life lived on the edge and for the moment, when experience was all-important and dramatic achievements and failures came as naturally as the hair-raising risks themselves.

A mountaineering travelogue of dazzling variety, The Flame of Adventure moves from the camaraderie of deprived Russian climbers in the little-known peaks in the Tien Shan to the awesome experience of the North Face of the Eiger, from a rumbustious motorbike ride across Australia with a psychotic lorry driver. We meet a remarkable gallery of climbers, from Doug Scott to Joe Simpson, and, when not exploring high mountains, we enter the bizarre world of rope access workers: mavericks balancing high above building sites on the London skyline.

Title - TheFlame of Adventure by Yates, Simon ( Author ) ON Jul-04-2002, Paperback

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Author - Simon Yates

ISBN 13 - 9780099283867

Imprint - Vintage

Publisher - Vintage Publishing

Date Published - 04/07/2002

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 16mm

Weight - 193 g

Languages - English