- Hardcover: 250 pages
- Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd; First Edition edition (Oct 1967)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575002891
- ISBN-13: 978-0575002890
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,093,997 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The autobiography of one of the greatest names in mountain climbing.
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Joe Brown is one of the greatest names in British climbing. This book not only describes his many notable climbs, but reflects a most engaging personality with a highly interesting approach to his craft. He was born in a Manchester slum, the youngest of seven children; his father died before he was a year old. The characteristics he showed as a child - a quite extraordinary self-reliance and an unexpected love of the countryside - are reflected throughout his life-story. The Hard Years is also the story of Joe Brown's climbs up some of the toughest mountains in the world.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Brown's pioneering rock climbs in the 1950s and 1960s did much to popularise mountaineering in the UK. He and his peers in the Rock and Ice club raised the standard on the UK crags and then headed to the Alps, where their exploits won the respect of the finest local climbers. All this in an era when merely getting to the hills was an experience far removed from the mass transit available today. The book covers Brown's career from the early years through pioneering new routes in Snowdonia, on to the Alps, and thence to Kangchenjunga, where in 1955 he led the first ascent party on the world's third highest peak. other highlights include the first ascent of the Mustagh Tower and an account of the televised Old Man of Hoy climb. The passages on the UK climbing scene are particuarly distinguished, painting vivid pictures of Brown's well-known peers (Whillans, Patey, etc) and places. The story (and the style) contrast starkly with the wider-ranging exploits of the modern day climber, but this book tells where it all started for the generation in which climbing passed from the elite to the masses. I first read it in about 1975, and continue to enjoy it: it has aged extremely well.
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There can be no doubt that what Joe Brown has achieved on rock faces and mountains across the world raised the bar for aspiring climbers everywhere. However, his autobiography fails to convey the magnitude of his achievements, which, although he appears as a very likable, down to earth character, does detract from the reading experience.
That said, this book remains an essential addition to any climbers bookshelf.
That said, this book remains an essential addition to any climbers bookshelf.
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As a climber who through necessity hung up his ropes a long time ago, this book took me back a long time. I should also say I read this and the Villain (Don Whillan's biography back-to-back) and was a little surprised at how little overlap there was, considering their combined impact on climbing particularly in the Peak District and North Wales. Anyway Joe and Don were living legends in my house when I was young, my father had started climbing in the mid-1960's and was well aware of and indeed had met Joe Brown at least once.
It was a genuinely fascinating read although as it was copyrighted in 1967 it is crying out for an updated version. Especially as this is the year he did the Old Man of Hoy which he repeated with his daughter Zoe some 15 or so years later. So please Joe give us an up date. So much has happened... the passing of Don W', the Old Man of Hoy, business success. How has this changed you or has it?
It was a genuinely fascinating read although as it was copyrighted in 1967 it is crying out for an updated version. Especially as this is the year he did the Old Man of Hoy which he repeated with his daughter Zoe some 15 or so years later. So please Joe give us an up date. So much has happened... the passing of Don W', the Old Man of Hoy, business success. How has this changed you or has it?
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Hard Going.
Having just finished this book I can report that I was somewhat disappointed in its contents, expecting (maybe naively) more detail on the actual routes which are synonymous with... Read more
Published 22 months ago by MarketBoy
Worth reading but not the best in its genre
Joe Brown was probably the best climber of his generation. But he probably writes at rock-climbing standard HVS while he climbed at E9 (for his time).
Published on 5 Mar 2008 by Alexander H. Hofmann
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