Ron Fawcett: Rock Athlete
- ISBN-10
- 1906148309
- ISBN-13
- 9781906148300
- Category
- Mountaineers
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-08-01
- Publisher
- Vertebrate Publishing
- Author
- Ron Fawcett
Description
Ron Fawcett is a natural-born climber. In 1969, while still at school in his native Yorkshire, he tied into a climbing rope for the first time and was instantly hooked. In this book he tells his story.
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