The Games Climbers Play (Anthology) (1978)

The Games Climbers Play is the classic climbing anthology. A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MOUNTAINEERING contained within. 688 pages!

The book is broken into nine sections, listed below. Each section contains some ~10 essays:

1. The World of the Rock Climber
2. The Alpine Odyssey
3. Style and Character
4. Ethical Discussions
5. Expeditions
6. Some Part-Time Games
7. Epics, Risk, Falling, Death, Obituary and Retirement
8. Mountain Rescue and Access Problems
9. Mountain Education

This book was edited by Ken Wilson, editor of Mountain Magazine, the leading British climbing periodical during this time.

Copies of this book I am selling have generally been read and well-loved, with dings, stains, and cracked spines. Everybody read this one back in the day, and you should too!