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Itching to Climb - Mountaineer Explorer Pilot (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Itching to Climb - Mountaineer Explorer Pilot (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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List price R316
Loot Price R252
Discovery Miles 2 520
You Save R64 (20%)
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Inherited eczema and allergies made Barbara James different from
her classmates, something she did not like. She was lucky. The
severity of her eczema had lessened when her teacher introduced her
to the Snowdonia hills. In 1964 she became a full time
mountaineering instructor and mountain rescue first aider in Capel
Curig at a time when there were few females instructing or leading
difficult rock routes. Divorced in 1976 and with a mortgage to pay,
Barbara needed a job, and became the first and possibly the only
woman civilian to be employed by MOD to train soldiers. At the
Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion in Folkestone she learned another
language, new codes of behaviour, and to lead expeditions. After
early retirement, Barbara took her first holiday in 11 years. She
was probably the second person to go, unaccompanied, to the magical
Falkland Islands soon after the conflict. Alone she walked up
Tumbledown, communed with wild life and was told that "Anyone can
learn to fly". So on return, her 50th birthday present to herself
was to get a Private Pilot's Licence. A year later she flew a
Cessna 40 hours solo around Florida. But nothing Barbara had done
was as challenging as surviving, alone, the furiously tourist
evenings in Tenerife's Playa de Las Americas. Only the magical El
Teide National Park and the genuine, spontaneous kindness of the
Canarians ensured her return. She rented an apartment in Adeje
village and the locals' initial suspicious looks soon disappeared.
Itching to Climb tells the story of one woman's undaunting spirit
in the face of adversities, of a life spent facing challenges head
on, with a singleminded determination to achieve despite the
difficulties that life had laid in her way. This is a story of
encouragement and hope for anyone who suffers with eczema, or any
similar debilitating condition.
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