Space Below My Feet

A classic mountaineering memoir by one of the UK's foremost female climbers. 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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Gwen Moffat

Product details

• Authors: Gwen Moffat, Moffat Gwen
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.11.2013
• EAN: 9781780226323
• ISBN: 978-1-78022-632-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 135 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Adventure, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, Mountains, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, HISTORY / Women, Biography: sport, Gender studies: women, Intended primarily or specifically for women and/or girls, Climbing and mountaineering, The Peak District, Derbyshire & Peak District