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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Canongate Books

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781841957135

RRP: £16.99

PAGES: 288

PUBLICATION DATE:
November 10, 2005

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Summit Fever: An Armchair Climber’s Initiation to Glencoe, Mortal Terror and the Himalayan Matterhorn

Joe Simpson

When poet Andrew Greig was asked by Scottish mountaineer Mal Duff to join his ascent of the Mustagh Tower in the Karakoram Himalayas, he had a poor head for heights and no climbing experience whatsoever. The result is this unique book. “Summit Fever” has been loved by climbers and literary critics alike for its refreshing candour, wit, insight and the haunting beauty of its writing. Much more than a book about climbing, it celebrates the risk, joy and adventure of being alive.

Reviews of Summit Fever: An Armchair Climber’s Initiation to Glencoe, Mortal Terror and the Himalayan Matterhorn

* A wonderful, gritty expedition book. — Chris Bonnington

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Andrew Greig

Andrew Greig was born and brought up in Scotland. He has published many collections of poetry, including Men on Ice (Canongate) and two novels, Electric Brae (Canongate), which was short-listed for the MacVitie’s Prize and received a Scottish Arts Council Award, and The Return of John MacNab (Headline), which topped the Scottish best-seller list in 1996. He took part in a number of Himalayan expeditions and from his experiences wrote Summit Fever (Hutchinson) and Kingdoms of Experience (Hutchinson).