The Central Buttress of Scafell
A collection of historic essays on a legendary route
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2014
Millrace (Verlag)
978-1-902173-16-0 (ISBN)
Millrace (Verlag)
978-1-902173-16-0 (ISBN)
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Ten historic essays about the Central Buttress of Scafell, compiled by Graham Wilson, and reproduced by courtesy of the FRCC and the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club, chart the stages by which this legendary route was besieged, conquered and finally, apparently, domesticated.
Few climbs are awarded the honour of being reduced to their initials. CB, the Central Buttress of Scafell, considered for years to be the hardest climb in the British Isles, is one of them.
'Have any of you ever noticed a bayonet-shaped crack descending from the skyline about midway between Moss Ghyll and Botterill's Crack on Scafell? No?
Has it never occurred to you that between these two climbs there is a stretch of nearly two hundred feet of unscaled rock? No?'
Ashley P Abraham, 1907.
Despite this attempt by the president of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club to goad the younger generation into action, it was another seven years before Siegfried Herford made the first ascent of Central Buttress. Ten historic essays, reproduced by courtesy of the FRCC and the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club, chart the stages by which this legendary route was besieged, conquered and finally, apparently, domesticated. Or was it?
In his introduction and commentary, Graham Wilson assesses the growth of the myth, the challenges of the climb and its status one hundred years on. And, as a coda, a twenty-first-century account by a young female climber reflects on the achievements of those who went before.
Few climbs are awarded the honour of being reduced to their initials. CB, the Central Buttress of Scafell, considered for years to be the hardest climb in the British Isles, is one of them.
'Have any of you ever noticed a bayonet-shaped crack descending from the skyline about midway between Moss Ghyll and Botterill's Crack on Scafell? No?
Has it never occurred to you that between these two climbs there is a stretch of nearly two hundred feet of unscaled rock? No?'
Ashley P Abraham, 1907.
Despite this attempt by the president of the Fell & Rock Climbing Club to goad the younger generation into action, it was another seven years before Siegfried Herford made the first ascent of Central Buttress. Ten historic essays, reproduced by courtesy of the FRCC and the Yorkshire Ramblers' Club, chart the stages by which this legendary route was besieged, conquered and finally, apparently, domesticated. Or was it?
In his introduction and commentary, Graham Wilson assesses the growth of the myth, the challenges of the climb and its status one hundred years on. And, as a coda, a twenty-first-century account by a young female climber reflects on the achievements of those who went before.
Graham Wilson's climbing career began on the crags of the North East in the 1950s but it was not until he retired as Head of English at the King's School in Macclesfield that he started to write about his long acquaintance with the British hills. Since then, he has had seven 'outdoor' books published, as well as a collection of short stories, a study of Shakespeare and an appraisal of English rugby. His book A Rope of Writers was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. He is an ardent Sunderland supporter and was also for many years an English Schools rugby selector. He has lived in Macclesfield with his wife Trisha for over 40 years.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.12.2014 |
|---|---|
| Einführung | Graham Wilson |
| Zusatzinfo | B&W illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Stockport |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 126 x 176 mm |
| Gewicht | 270 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-902173-16-3 / 1902173163 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-902173-16-0 / 9781902173160 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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