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Time on Rock: A Climber's Route into the Moutains - Anna Fleming

Time on Rock: A Climber's Route into the Moutains - Anna Fleming

Anna Fleming

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 "A peculiar intimacy develops between a climber and the rock. To some, it might look like an exercise in mastery: woman sets out to prove herself and conquer the mountain via the most difficult route possible. For some climbers, perhaps a checklist of achievements is all there is it. But like moss or lichen, the more time I spend on rock, the more attached I grow to this stony matter.

An affinity for rock develops slowly. It is not something you can easily pin down, explain or quantify. It is an embodied knowledge, acquired through craft, care and practice. It is a relationship that is constantly evolving, developing and changing. In the process, for better or worse, the medium becomes engrained into your being. We shape the rock; the rock shapes us."

From the inside cover:

In Time on Rock Anna Fleming charts two parallel journeys: learning the craft of traditional rock climbing, and the new developing appreciation of the natural world it brings her. Through the story of her progress from terrified beginner to confident lead climber, she shows us how placing hand and foot on rock becomes a profound new way into the landscape.

Anna takes us from the gritstone rocks of the Peak District and Yorkshire to the gabbro pinnacles of the Cuillin, the slate of North Wales and the high plateau of the Cairngorms. Each landscape, and each type of rock, brings its own challenges and unique pleasures. She also shows us how climbing invites us into the history of a place: geologically, of course, but also culturally.

This book is Anna's journey of self-discovery, but it is also a guide to losing oneself in the greater majesty of the natural world. With great lyricism she explores how it feels to climb as a woman, the pleasures of the physical demands of climbing, fear and challenge, but more than anything, it is about a joyful connection to the mountains.


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  • Telling women's stories

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