Feeding the Rat: A Climber's Life on the Edge (Adrenaline) - Softcover

Alvarez, A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560253274 ISBN 13: 9781560253273

Publisher: Da Capo Press, 2001

Synopsis

Feeding the Rat is the story of an extraordinary man: climbing legend Mo Anthoine, who found his greatest joy in adventures that tested the 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 almost killed Doug Scott and Sir Chris Bonington. The book is also the story of the extraordinary friendship between Mo Anthoine and A. Alvarez -- the distinguished poet, journalist, and critic -- whose deeply moving portrait of his longtime climbing partner is a classic of adventure literature.

About this title

Review:

'Immensely funny ... subtle, profound and, like its subject, wholly unique' -- The Climber

'The wild side of mountaineering ... this is writing of power and originality' -- Guardian

About the Author:

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 (all available from Bloomsbury) he is one of the great writers of the twentieth century.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1560253274
• ISBN 13: 9781560253273
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240