The Undiscovered Country – The Reason We Climb

Short-listed for the Boardman Tasker Award 1993

What is the attraction of hills and mountains and why should we want to climb them?

In this brilliantly conceived book – part historical study, part veiled autobiography – Phil Bartlett draws on the celebrated literature of mountaineering and his own experiences from the Lake District to the Himalaya, to build a more complete and satisfying answer than any previous writer.