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On Thin Ice: Alpine Climbs in the Americas, Asia and the Himalaya
Mick Fowler - Britain's most successful exponent of lightweight mountaineering in the greater ranges describes his international climbs - an important book recording several historic ascents. Climbs include Aksu in Kirgistan, Taweche in Nepal, Changabang in India, Arwa Tower in India, Mount Kennedy in Alaska and Siguniang in China - the latter received international acclaim and was awarded the American "Golden Piton" and the French "Piolet d'Or".
224 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2005
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February 17, 2026
went to see Mick on a lecture in the RGS and got this copy from him! always a good read
December 6, 2009
Mick Fowler is one of the world's premier alpinists and, in my opinion, is the best writer in the mountaineering genre. He has a knack for making fascinating observations that would typically be missed or quickly forgotten, and describing them with prose that is rich and precise. Some of the most enjoyable sections in the book are not about climbing, but about preparing for or travelling to climbs. He is also hilarious. On several occasions, his writing made me laugh uncontrollably for several minutes.
October 19, 2024
Cronaca di una spedizione di due alpinisti molto competenti con pregressioni introspettive sul senso delle proprie vite
February 18, 2014
On Thin Ice is a fantastic collection of hair-raising and inspiring mountain ascents. Mick’s personality and passion shines through in this book, his second anthology of ground breaking climbs in some of the world’s most remote regions.
The casual ease that the accounts are told in brings you right into the moment; jammed in an ice tunnel at 6000m for a night; or, pretending to sleep on a minute ice ledge with carrying on up being the only safe option; and, the sad tale of the epic ascent of Changabang’s North Face as also retold by Andy Cave.
The adventures are all the more incredible knowing that he balances these escapades with a happy family life and a full-time job with the HMRC, no mean feat!
The casual ease that the accounts are told in brings you right into the moment; jammed in an ice tunnel at 6000m for a night; or, pretending to sleep on a minute ice ledge with carrying on up being the only safe option; and, the sad tale of the epic ascent of Changabang’s North Face as also retold by Andy Cave.
The adventures are all the more incredible knowing that he balances these escapades with a happy family life and a full-time job with the HMRC, no mean feat!
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