Wild Wanderings by Phil Gribbon sampler
Phil Gribbon’s decades of mountain exploration include over 100 first ascents in the Arctic. Filled with humour, honesty and captivating descriptions of his journeys, this book is the amazing untold story of one of the world’s greatest mountaineers. Wild Wanderings: A Life Amongst Mountains is by turns thrilling and fascinating, surprising and entertaining. Follow Phil through the ups and downs of a life spent in pursuit of the wilderness.
Phil Gribbon’s decades of mountain exploration include over 100 first ascents in the Arctic. Filled with humour, honesty and captivating descriptions of his journeys, this book is the amazing untold story of one of the world’s greatest mountaineers.
Wild Wanderings: A Life Amongst Mountains is by turns thrilling and fascinating, surprising and entertaining. Follow Phil through the ups and downs of a life spent in pursuit of the wilderness.
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Contents<br />
Foreword9<br />
Introduction10<br />
Synopses15<br />
Who’s Who in the Book 21<br />
1. No Entry for the VeePees 35<br />
2. Slalom in the Sun 38<br />
3. No Place to Go 42<br />
4. Getting the Wind Up 45<br />
5. Tour de Baker 47<br />
6. Mayday on Meagaidh 50<br />
7. Stepping Wearily and Back We Go 55<br />
8. Night over the Gorgon 59<br />
9. The Remains of the Day 63<br />
10. The Awesome Cauldron 68<br />
11. The Fearless Alopex 70<br />
12. Catching the Caora 73<br />
13. Three Hits and a Miss 80<br />
14. Summer Seas to Winter Woes 86<br />
15. The Great Prow 92<br />
16. On the Pommel of the Knight’s Saddle 95<br />
17. Imprinted on the Nose 100<br />
18. When I was Sixteen 103<br />
19. Gripped in the Crypt 107<br />
20. Going, Going, Gone 111<br />
21. The Black Stairs 115<br />
22. A Bridge for Troubled Waters 118<br />
23. Up and Doon the Watter 123<br />
24. Five Times Lucky at Ben Alder 127<br />
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