Unknown Pleasures - Collected writing on life, death, climbing and everything in between (Paperback)

'The idea of owning anything except the experience is hubris.' Unknown Pleasures is a collection of works by the climber and award-winning author Andy Kirkpatrick. Obsessed with climbing and addicted to writing, Kirkpatrick is a master storyteller. Covering subjects as diverse as climbing, relationships, fatherhood, mental health and the media, it is easy to read, sometimes difficult to digest, and impossible to forget. One moment he is attempting a rare solo ascent of Norway's Troll Wall, the next he is surrounded by the TV circus while climbing Moonlight Buttress with the BBC's The One Show presenter Alex Jones. Yosemite's El Capitan is ever-present; he climbs it alone - strung out for weeks, and he climbs it with his thirteen-year-old daughter Ella - her first big wall. His eye for observation and skilled wordcraft make for laugh-out-loud funny moments, while in more hard-hitting pieces he is unflinchingly honest about past and present love and relationships, and pulls no punches with an alternative perspective of our place in the world. Unknown Pleasures is Andy Kirkpatrick at his brilliant best.

General

Imprint:	Vertebrate Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2018
Authors:	Andy Kirkpatrick
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / With flaps
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-911342-73-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > Biography > Sport Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	1-911342-73-8
Barcode:	9781911342731

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