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The Social Climbers
Book by Darwin, Chris, Amy, John
- GenresAdventure
272 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1993
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January 26, 2016
What I expected, as per endorsements:
A highly amusing, self-deprecating account of a bunch of non-mountaineers pursuing a challenging mountaineering-related goal.
What I got:
A highly off-putting, self-aggrandizing account of a bunch of non-mountaineers being petty and whiny about how, oh noes, mountaineering is actually HARD, WAAAAAAH.
With bonus pouty sexist fuckwittage. Pass.
A highly amusing, self-deprecating account of a bunch of non-mountaineers pursuing a challenging mountaineering-related goal.
What I got:
A highly off-putting, self-aggrandizing account of a bunch of non-mountaineers being petty and whiny about how, oh noes, mountaineering is actually HARD, WAAAAAAH.
With bonus pouty sexist fuckwittage. Pass.
September 11, 2025
Amazing book highlighting the potential of adventures when one puts their mind to it. An incredible amount of effort clearly went into organising the trip, for a world record nobody except the people on the adventure cared about. Great to read about the ability of people who are highly unqualified for an adventure like this pushing themselves physically and mentally.
I've found this very inspiring to find the fun in life and am highly encouraging of Chris Darwin's further conservation work.
I've found this very inspiring to find the fun in life and am highly encouraging of Chris Darwin's further conservation work.
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