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Rope Boy - A life of climbing from Yorkshire to Yosemite (Paperback)
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Rope Boy - A life of climbing from Yorkshire to Yosemite (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 4 100
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Rope Boy is the story of Dennis Gray, a young lad from Leeds who
gets his first taste of rock at age eleven, and goes on to become a
prominent figure in the UK climbing scene for decades to come.
Gray's climbing career began with the 'Bradford Lads', climbing in
Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales, exploring classic crags such as
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, tentatively venturing into an exciting new
game, and inspired by the pioneering Arthur Dolphin. Just as the
scene was rapidly developing in the 1950s, so was Gray's desire to
climb, and he was soon climbing with the Rock and Ice legends Joe
Brown, Don Whillans and Nat Allen, among others, making first
ascents such as North Crag Eliminate on Castle Rock in the Lake
District and Grond on Dinas Cromlech in Wales. Larger objectives
beckoned, and Gray embarked upon multiple expeditions to the Alps
as well as to the Himalaya, the Andes, and America, making numerous
first ascents along the way including the north ridge of Alpamayo
in Peru's Cordillera Blanca, and Mukar Beh in the Kulu valley of
India. Rope Boy relays times of frustration, adventure and success,
and the hilarious and dauntless friends with whom Gray shared his
experiences. Dennis Gray's transformation from rope boy to
expedition leader is an inspiring and encouraging tale of one boy's
journey into adulthood via a world of rock, snow and ice.
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