Learning to Breathe

by Andy Cave

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 009947266X
• ISBN13: 9780099472667
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Arrow
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Inspirational

A truly fantastic book, and a real insight into the life of one of the worlds greatest climbers. The book is an amazingly open and honest account of Andy Cave's life upto the epic climb on Changabang - honestly you won't put this one down from start to finish.