PSYCHOVERTICAL
Book ID/图书代码： 12844008B29592
English Summary/英文概要： This title is Winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize 2008. "Metro" magazine recently wrote that Andy Kirkpatrick makes Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton. Words like boldness, adventure and risk were surely coined especially for him. As one of the world’s most accomplished mountaineers and big-wall climbers, he goes vertically where other climbers (to say nothing of the general public) fear to tread. For the first time, this cult hero of vertical rock has written a book, in which his thirteen-day ascent of Reticent Wall on El Capitan in California - the hardest big-wall climb ever soloed by a Briton - frames a challenging autobiography. From childhood on a grim inner-city housing estate in Hull, the story moves through horrific encounters and unique athletic achievements at the extremes of the earth. As he writes, ’Climbs like this make no sense ...the chances of dying on the route are high’. Yet Andy, in his thirties with young children, has everything to live for. This is the paradox at the heart of the story. This book - by turns gut-wrenching, entertaining and challenging - appeals to the adventurer in all of us.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书荣获2008年度博德曼登山文学奖。《地铁杂志》认为作者安迪·科克帕特里克将帕里斯·希尔顿性格赋予了主人公。主角天生赋有大胆和冒险的运动细胞。本书描写了一位卓有成就的登山者攀登他人望而却步的加州莱迪森悬崖，成为首位独自攀登世上最陡峭悬崖的英国人，并首次写下了30天的登山经历，造就了一部惊险刺激的自传小说。从幼时住在赫尔市市中心的居民区的经历，书中记录了在极限运动中的种种惊险遭遇和优异成就。作者虽写道，“他人无法理解攀登的意义……攀登途中可谓九死一生。”但作者安迪正值立业之年，生活充满希望。这正是书中人生的矛盾所在。书中描写时而辛酸、时而刺激，扣住了所有冒险家的心弦。(SJN)
Awards/获奖情况：Powerful ... well written, sometimes brilliantly so... The descriptions of climbing are among the best I’ve ever read --Ed Douglas, Climber --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Thrilling ... Most compelling are his psychological battles, as self-belief and a dry sense of humour ultimately propel him to the top --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Entertaining, funny and a bit mental --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 一部震撼人心、文笔绝佳的作品，对于攀登的细节描写引人入胜，堪属绝作。——道格拉斯
此书内容刺激有趣，洋溢着些许睿智。
该作惊险刺激，对人物内心斗争描写极为逼真。主人公内心自信与绝望交织，将他逼向崖顶。
About the Author/作者介绍： Andy Kirkpatrick has climbed the hardest routes in the Alps and has mountaineered around the world, including Patagonia in winter. His film Cold Haul, about his and Ian Parnell’s ascent of the Lafaille Route on the Dru, won first prize at the Graz Festival. He is a popular climbing journalist and his website www.pyschovertical.com receives thousands of hits every month.
作者安迪·科克帕特里克一生曾攀登阿尔卑斯山脉及世界各国著名峭壁。电影《冰路》记录了他和伊恩·帕内尔的登山历程，荣获格拉茨电影节最佳影片。作者现为著名的登山记者，其个人网站月点击量过万。
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