Feeding the Rat
A Climber's Life on the Edge
$37.72
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2003
Summary
Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatest joy in adventures that tested the far limits of human endurance. That passion for “feeding the rat” made him the unsung hero of dozens of horrifying epics in the mountains, including the famous Ogre expedition that nearly killed Doug Scott and Sir Chris Bonington. The book is also the story of the extraordinary friendship between Mo and adrenaline junky Al Alvarez - the distinguished poet, journalist and critic - whose deeply moving portrait of his longtime climbing partner is a classic of adventure literature.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780747564522 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0747564523 |
| Author: | Al Alvarez |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2003 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 128mm x 214mm |
Critics Review
‘This is writing of power and originality’
‘This is writing of power and originality’ Guardian
Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez, poet, critic, novelist, sportsman, poker player, has for seventy years been hard to categorize. Author of over twenty books including POKER, THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN and THE SAVAGE GOD: A STUDY OF SUICIDE, he is one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
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