Dan Richards and Cal Flyn - Dorothy Pilley's 'Climbing Days'
Schedule
Fri Sep 27 2024 at 07:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
7 Greyfriars Garden, KY16 9HG St Andrews, United Kingdom | St Andrews, SC
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Rediscover a mountaineering classic with travel writers Dan Richards (Outpost) and Cal Flyn (Islands of Abandonment).We can't wait to hear Dan and Cal discuss Dan's great-great-aunt Dorothy Pilley's seminal work, 'Climbing Days', conjured back into print as a stunning Canongate paperback.Dorothy Pilley (1894-1986) was a trailblazing writer and mountaineer who led the way for women's climbing and co-founded the Pinnacle Club for women in 1921. She climbed ridges and sheer faces around the world, creating a legacy that is admired to this day. In 1928, together with her husband I.A. Richards and Swiss Guides Joseph and Antoine Georges, she pioneered a route up the north- north-west ridge of the Dent Blanche in Switzerland. 'Climbing Days', a celebrated memoir of her early life and climbs, was published in 1935.
Friday 27th September, 7:30pm. The Bookshop. Doors open 6:50pm.
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7 Greyfriars Garden, KY16 9HG St Andrews, United Kingdom, 6 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews, KY16 9HG, United Kingdom,St AndrewsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
