Wild Wanderings
A Life Amongst Mountains
by Phil Gribbon
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Pub Date 22 May 2018 | Archive Date 5 Oct 2018
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Description
With 70 years’ experience of mountaineering and over 100 first ascents of Arctic alpine peaks, Phil Gribbon’s illustrious climbing career is explored as he takes the reader on some of his most memorable wanderings in the wild.
PHIL GRIBBON is a mountaineer, writer and retired physics professor. He has written for the Polar Record, the Canadian Geographical Journal, the Alpine Journal and the American Alpine Journal, as well as the Scottish Mountaineering Club and Irish Mountaineering Club journals. A key figure in Arctic mountaineering and exploration in the ‘60s and ‘70s, Phil has made over 100 Arctic alpine first ascents and has led expeditions in Greenland, the USA and Canada. Born in Cannes in 1929 and raised in Northern Ireland, he moved to St Andrews in Scotland in 1961 and has lived there ever since. Phil was awarded the Polar Medal by HM Queen Elizabeth in 2014.
Advance Praise
'This hugely approachable and enjoyable book will be a most welcome addition to our bookshelves.' - Chris Bonington
'This hugely approachable and enjoyable book will be a most welcome addition to our bookshelves.' - Chris Bonington
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781910745946 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Kat M, Bookseller
Admittedly, anything more strenuous than a leisurely walk in the countryside on a summer’s day gets a bit too much for me to think about. However, I ended up enjoying this collection of musings and stories a lot more than I thought I was going to when I first started it.
Gribbon writes in an accessible and conversational manner with a great deal of humour, so it’s easy for even someone who usually might not have a strong interest in walking and climbing books to get something out of it.
The man has seen a lot in his seventy years in mountaineering, from everything to animal rescue to the sad discovery of other lost climbers. Oddly enough, I found his tale relating to the loss of his beloved ‘sticka’ (a fallen branch fashioned into a walking stick that he used for over twenty years) to be one of the most moving moments of the book.
With thanks to Netgalley and Luath Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
