{"product_id":"climbing-days-9781805302537","title":"Climbing Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forgotten classic of 1920s mountaineering literature; Dorothy Pilley broke new ground for women in a sport dominated by men with her true account of adventure, endurance and daring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Pilley was a pioneer of women's climbing a hundred years ago. She founded a club celebrating women's climbing and - starting in Wales, the Lake District and Skye - she went on to climb the major mountain ranges of Europe throughout the 1920s. She was instrumental in helping to take women on a mountain from being seen as a dangerous liability on the rock to serious mountaineers with impressive records on bravery, skill and endurance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1935 and reissued in 1965, the book is a daredevil tale of adventure, near-death slips and rapturous achievement in high places, interleaved with moments highlighting the particular challenges of being a woman in a sport seen as the province of men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Pilley\u003c\/b\u003e (1894-1986) was the first climber to scale the north-north-west ridge of the Dent Blanche in Switzerland, a feat she achieved in 1928. She was a trailblazing 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. She was a journalist and writer, publishing her memoir, \u003ci\u003e Climbing Days\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1935.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899853967634,"sku":"9781805302537","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66ce9893-ef6c-4863-b917-f6c18d858973.jpg?v=1738367544","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/climbing-days-9781805302537","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}