{"product_id":"vertical-pleasure-by-mick-fowler-1995-signed","title":"Vertical Pleasure by Mick Fowler (1995) (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe secret life of a taxman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMick Fowler has been one of Britain's leading alpinists for a long time. His \"gimmick\" is climbing hard around the world with a full-time job as a tax collector (referenced in the title). Now retired, he recently \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c04p5wrzq53o\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eplucked a 6,000-meter FA in Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e, at the age of 68, climbing with a colostomy bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this book rewinds a long ways back, to Mick's days as a young climber: cutting his teeth in the UK and the Alps, before heading abroad for the real challenges in the Andes and the Himalaya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a first edition, first US printing published by CloudCap. \u003cstrong\u003eSigned \"Best wishes, Mick Fowler\" on the title page\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pages have toning to the edges, and there is a slight waviness to the text block. Some sun-fading to spine. A subtle diagonal mark across back board and jacket - maybe as if something was pressed across it. Overall this book appears nicer than my description is making it sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e224 pages, with two inserts of color photographs, and an index at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirtbag Dan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46204292464776,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/6765\/3768\/files\/3873E986-0C94-4146-8E32-9F4C9E6CC6F6.jpg?v=1784077846","url":"https:\/\/dirtbagdan.com\/products\/vertical-pleasure-by-mick-fowler-1995-signed","provider":"Dirtbag Dan Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}