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One Day as a Tiger: Alex Macintyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
John Porter
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Description for One Day as a Tiger: Alex Macintyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
Paperback. Grand Prize Winner - Banff Mountain Book Festival. One Day As A Tiger is John Porter's poignant memoir of Alex MacIntyre, one of British mountaineering's leading figures before his death in 1982. It shows mountaineering at its extraordinary best and tragic worst and draws an unforgettable picture of a dazzling, argumentative and exuberant legend. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2x 24pp colour photograph sections. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFHA; 1FKAH; 1KLSX; BGS; RGBS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
Shortlisted - Cross British Sports Book Awards 2015. Grand Prize Winner - 2014 Banff Mountain Book Festival. 'The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession.' In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only twenty-eight years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering ... Read more
Shortlisted - Cross British Sports Book Awards 2015. Grand Prize Winner - 2014 Banff Mountain Book Festival. 'The wall was the ambition, the style became the obsession.' In the autumn of 1982, a single stone fell from high on the south face of Annapurna and struck Alex MacIntyre on the head, killing him instantly and robbing the climbing world of one of its greatest talents. Although only twenty-eight years old, Alex was already one of the leading figures of British mountaineering's most successful era. His ascents included hard new routes on Himalayan giants like Dhaulagiri and Changabang and a glittering ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vertebrate Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910240519
SKU
V9781910240519
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Ref
99-4
About John Porter
John Porter was born in Massachusetts and he started climbing at the age of twelve, serving his apprenticeship in the White Mountains, Rockies, Cascades and Yosemite. He moved to the UK in the early 1970s to do postgraduate work at Leeds University where he joined a team of climbers dedicated to clean ethics, alpine-style and the fostering of international partnerships. ... Read more
Reviews for One Day as a Tiger: Alex Macintyre and the Birth of Light and Fast Alpinism
'One Day As A Tiger gets at truths that very few biographies of mountaineers have touched. That Porter waited three decades to tell the story of his lost comrade no doubt accounts for much of the wisdom and power of this remarkable book.' (David Roberts, Judge, Banff Mountain Book Festival). 'Porter's writing is uncluttered and effortless ... capturing an extraordinary ... Read more