Space Below My Feet

Biography & Memoir, Sports
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Author: Gwen Moffat ISBN: 9781780226330
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Publication: November 7, 2013
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Language: English
Author: Gwen Moffat
ISBN: 9781780226330
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
Publication: November 7, 2013
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Language: English

A classic mountaineering memoir by one of the UK's foremost female climbers, now the subject of the acclaimed film documentary Operation Moffat.

In 1945, when Gwen Moffat was in her twenties, she deserted from her post as a driver and dispatch rider in the Army and went to live rough in Wales and Cornwall, climbing and living on practically nothing. She hitch-hiked her way around, travelling from Skye to Chamonix and many places in between, with all her possessions on her back, although these amounted to little more than a rope and a sleeping bag.

When the money ran out, she worked as a forester, went winkle-picking on the Isle of Skye, acted as the helmsman of a schooner and did a stint as an artist's model. And always there were the mountains, drawing her away from a 'proper' job.

Throughout this unique story, there are acutely observed accounts of mountaineering exploits as Moffat tackles the toughest climbs and goes on to become Britain's leading female climber - and the first woman to qualify as a mountain guide.

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A classic mountaineering memoir by one of the UK's foremost female climbers, now the subject of the acclaimed film documentary Operation Moffat.

In 1945, when Gwen Moffat was in her twenties, she deserted from her post as a driver and dispatch rider in the Army and went to live rough in Wales and Cornwall, climbing and living on practically nothing. She hitch-hiked her way around, travelling from Skye to Chamonix and many places in between, with all her possessions on her back, although these amounted to little more than a rope and a sleeping bag.

When the money ran out, she worked as a forester, went winkle-picking on the Isle of Skye, acted as the helmsman of a schooner and did a stint as an artist's model. And always there were the mountains, drawing her away from a 'proper' job.

Throughout this unique story, there are acutely observed accounts of mountaineering exploits as Moffat tackles the toughest climbs and goes on to become Britain's leading female climber - and the first woman to qualify as a mountain guide.

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