The Black Ridge

Amongst the Cuillin of Skye

The Black Ridge
Simon Ingram
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 576pg
9 Jun 2022 UK
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9780008226268
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will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland' Cameron McNeish, The Herald Rising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland' s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines: the Cuillin. Plagued by ferocious weather and built from rock that tears skin and confounds compasses, a crossing of the Cuillin is the toughest mountaineering expedition in the British Isles. But the traverse is only part of its lure. Hewn from the innards of an ancient volcano, this mountain range stands like a crown on an island drenched in intrigue. While nineteenth-century climbers flocked to the Alps, the ridge lay untrodden and unyielding. When a generation of mountaineers did come, they found a remarkable prize: the last peaks of Britain to be climbed - peaks that would be named after those who climbed them. Along the way, many others, from artists and poets to mystics and wanderers, have been lured by the Cuillin' s haunting beauty and magic. Those who have been seduced by the deadly magic of these mountains attest to the complexity of humans' relationship with the intrigue of our wildest, most dangerous places. The Black Ridge is a journey through the history and into the heights of the Cuillin of Skye - from the ridge' s violent birth to the tales of its pioneers, its thrills, its myths and its monsters. From a night spent in a cave beneath its highest peak to the ascent of its most infamous pinnacle, this is an adventure on foot through all seasons across the most mesmerising mountain range in Britain.
' Thrilling' Guardian' Delicious. . . evokes the weather and the rocks and the people of the Skye I know better than anything else I' ve encountered' Neil GaimanThe depth of research is extensive, yet his writing is so poetic that the pages fly by. Rosie Morton Scottish Field' A hillwalker' s paean to the Cuillin blends scenery, folklore and wonder . . . The Skye Cuillin has obviously captured Simon Ingram' s heart and that fact resounds from every page . . . [The Black Ridge] will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland' Cameron McNeish, The Herald' [Ingram' s] Cuillin journey makes riveting reading . . . It' s unputdownable' Maggie Fergusson, SpectatorPraise for Simon Ingram' s Between the Sunset and the Sea:' Wonderful' Clare Balding' This is the work of a polymath mountain-lover with a backpack-sized curiosity and the stamina to take notes when most of us would be gasping for breath. It' s not just painstakingly researched, it' s also well written . . . an intrepid, original book' The Times' A welcome and refreshing addition to the increasingly crowded field of New Nature Writing. Warm, poetic and humane yet shivery with the vertiginous thrill and allure that mountains cast over some of us. ' Stuart Maconie' Almost Tolkienian in delivery . . . Between the Sunset and the Sea turns mountain climbs into a form of poetry. ' BBC Countryfile' Rich, thought-provoking and lyrical. ' Scotland Outdoors' Accessible and refreshing . . . written in an engaging style that quickly takes the reader into its confidence. The endearing confession of an authentic mountain addict. ' Country Walking' Makes for an engrossing read . . . a book of considerable depth, full of fascinating and well-researched detail. ' Walk Magazine
Simon Ingram was born in Liverpool. An outdoor journalist and writer for over ten years, he is the editor of Trail, the UK' s bestselling hillwalking magazine. He lives in Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780008226268
Published: 9 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: William Collins
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 576

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