Hard Years
Author(s): Brown Joe
Joe Brown is one of the greatest names in British climbing. This book not only describes his many notable climbs, but reflects a most engaging personality with a highly interesting approach to his craft. He was born in a Manchester slum, the youngest of seven children; his father died before he was a year old. The characteristics he showed as a child - a quite extraordinary self-reliance and an unexpected love of the countryside - are reflected throughout his life-story. The Hard Years is also the story of Joe Brown's climbs up some of the toughest mountains in the world.
General Information
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.29
- : 01 August 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 October 2012
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Brown Joe
- : Paperback
- : 256
- : 33
More About The Product
Joe Brown is a world -renowned climber The Hard Years transcends the world of climbing - the autobiography of an unforgettable man A classic autobiography which has long been out of print - now available in a new paperback edition 'The climber of genius, who led the way to new concepts of what might be possible on rock' Times Literary Supplement
Born in 1930 in a Manchester slum, Joe Brown left school at fourteen to be apprenticed to a plumber. However, his exceptional climbing abilities soon became apparent and after his National Service, successful expeditions in the Alps and the Himalayas in the mid-1950s established him as a top British climber. He was employed by archaeological expeditions to open up seemingly inaccessible caves in Persia and at Petra. He worked as an instructor at an outdoor adventure school, before setting up his own climbing equipment shop at Llanberis, where he still lives. He was appointed CBE in 2011.
