This Mountain Life
The life of the Rucksack Club spans a century of social change. From early beginnings in Edwardian Manchester to nailing a headwall on El Capitan, this is the story of adventurous lives. We draw inspiration from the pioneers of British mountaineering history; from alpinists and cragrats; from long distance walkers; from active support teams; from a membership bound together by an ethos of challenge and fellowship.
Exploits of members have been recorded for decades as archival memories in the Rucksack Club Journals, but here for the first time, is a pictorial record told through the photographs of past and present members. They are stories of daring, commitment and sacrifice, a common language of those who go to the mountains.
This book celebrates the first hundred years of the Club's remarkable history.
Copies are still available and may be obtained by sending a cheque for £22.00 (inc P&P) made payable to 'The Rucksack Club' to:
The Rucksack Club
Dunrobin
The Crescent
Dunblane
FK15 0DW