{"product_id":"climbing-days-9781805302537","title":"Climbing Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dorothy Pilley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Rock Climbing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45045892972695,"sku":"9781805302537","price":1136.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781805302537.webp?v=1769217413","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/climbing-days-9781805302537","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}