{"product_id":"climbing-days-9781805302537","title":"Climbing Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forgotten classic of 1920s mountaineering literature; Dorothy Pilley broke new ground for women in a sport dominated by men with her true account of adventure, endurance and daring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Pilley was a pioneer of women's climbing a hundred years ago. She founded a club celebrating women's climbing and - starting in Wales, the Lake District and Skye - she went on to climb the major mountain ranges of Europe throughout the 1920s. She was instrumental in helping to take women on a mountain from being seen as a dangerous liability on the rock to serious mountaineers with impressive records on bravery, skill and endurance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1935 and reissued in 1965, the book is a daredevil tale of adventure, near-death slips and rapturous achievement in high places, interleaved with moments highlighting the particular challenges of being a woman in a sport seen as the province of men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805302537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400","brand":"Dorothy Pilley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589911408821,"sku":"9781805302537","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_35f6a181-6c3a-46ad-a409-35ef120ecf5c.jpg?v=1724734058","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/climbing-days-9781805302537","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}