On and Off the Rocks by Jim Perrin (1986) Kurt Diemberger

On and Off the Rocks by Jim Perrin (1986) Kurt DiembergerSelected Essays 1968 1985. This book is compiled from essays Jim Perrin published in British magazines and climbing journals through two decades of serious climbing and writing. Thus they make up a rich portrait of the British (and especially Welsh) climbing and hiking scene during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Large format hardcover book, 192 pages. Illustrated with many b&w photographs.

Walter Bonatti is one of the titans of Italian mountaineering

Price is high because this thing is priceless and I'll happily keep it

current retail price for the third edition of this book is $25

but inner reading pages are clean and undamaged

Exceptionally detailed topographic maps for the long routes in Yosemite

more like a traditional book

Spine Quote: "Don't Rush the Transition"

and multi-pitch topos

And probably used to climb with

Climbing in the frozen south

but enjoyed flipping through this book due to the personality oozing out of the writing

Exceptionally rare first-edition topographic guide to Boulder rock climbs