Can I read Learning to Breathe : from the Depths of the Pit to the Roof of the World - an Extraordinary Odyssey on EtoBox?

Learning to Breathe : from the Depths of the Pit to the Roof of the World - an Extraordinary Odyssey by Andy Cave is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Learning to Breathe : from the Depths of the Pit to the Roof of the World - an Extraordinary Odyssey about?

At The Age Of Sixteen, Andy Cave Followed In His Father's And Grandfather's Footsteps And Became A Miner - One Of The Last Recruits Into A Dying World. Every Day He Would Descend 3,000 Feet Into Grimethorpe Pit. But At Weekends Andy Escaped From The Pithead To A Very Different World - Testing His Nerve On The Cliffs And Mountains Around Britain, And Forging Endearing Friendships With His New Companions. Enduring The 1984-5 Miners' Strike - The Guilt, The Broken Friendships, The Poverty - Andy Continued To Indulge His Passion. In 1986, After Much Soul Searching, He Quit His Job As A Miner In Order To Devote Himself To Mountaineering. At The Same Time He Decided To Educate Himself, Acquiring Almost From A Standing Start Academic Qualifications Including A Phd In Socio-linguistics. This Extraordinary Twin Odyssey Is Graphically Recalled In This Remarkable Book. In The Himalaya In 1997 Andy Achieved A Courageous First Ascent On One Of The Steepest And Most Difficult Summits In The World - The North Face Of Changabang. Seventeen Days Later, He And Only Two Of His Team-mates Crawled Into Base Camp, Frostbitten, Emaciated And Traumatised. His Account Of This Terrifying Experience Provides

Who reads Learning to Breathe : from the Depths of the Pit to the Roof of the World - an Extraordinary Odyssey?

Author

Andy Cave

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9782511013496

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, Memoir, Biography

Rating

4.18 / 5 (188 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14