Essays from the Edge gathers fifty years of selected writing by Dennis Gray, one of British climbing’s most influential voices. These twenty-one essays, spanning one of British mountaineering’s most exciting periods, provide a compelling narrative of a life studying the art of climbing and of living it first-hand on the cliffs and mountains of the world in the company of some of the sport’s most colourful characters of the last century.
A Year On The Ethels, A Life In The Hills by Andy Christopher Miller
Traversing the Peak District’s 95 ‘Ethels’, poet Andy Miller reflects on 60 years of rock climbing, hillwalking and mountaineering. His tales are dramatic, humorous and occasionally
tragic, with reflections on ageing and adapting ambitions to maintain deep enjoyment of wild places.
A Place Among Giants by Lisa Roderick
Twenty two years of love, triumph, and tragedy on North America’s tallest mountain –more than two decades on denali and the climbers, pilots, and park service rescuers with whom Lisa Roderick shared her adventures during her historic and remarkable tenure.
Tea and Grit by Helen Watson
Why do we risk leaving home, and what should we bring back? A bold journey through the remote regions and misunderstood cultures of the Middle East and Central Asia becomes a meditation on self-resilience and placing trust in others.