Closer to the Edge: Climbing to the Ends of the Earth

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Closer to the Edge is the story of a remarkable climber and free spirit who has been at the top of his game for over thirty years, with still more mountains to explore. The ethical debate as to where it was appropriate to place bolts for sport climbing or withhold them to maintain adventure values was a hot topic in Rogaland at the time.

He has since gone on to summit the world's toughest peaks and explore the most extreme places on our planet. The others had kept their distance at the scene of the crime then left so as not to be late for our friend's nuptials. One Man's Legacy adds much depth to Tom Patey's character and reputation, enriching our understanding of an already legendary figure in.This is a very personal, from the heart, memoir of a premier big wall rock climber and members of his expedition team. Back in North Wales, I enjoyed the rest of summer with Tim, Patch and others, climbing classic test pieces onsight and seeking out ever more difficult and dangerous first ascents on the remaining unclimbed scraps of rock in the Llanberis Pass, unaware that soon my horizons were to be blown wide open and my perception shifted so far that I would never again feel the same way about those precious little crags and that special place that had been so formative. Closer to the Edge is the story of a remarkable climber and free spirit who has been at the top of his game for over thirty years, with still more mountains to explore.

In September 1998, shortly after my eighteenth birthday, I made my first trip to the Yosemite Valley in California and nothing would ever look quite the same again. I jumped in a taxi and arrived just in time for the reception party, full of old friends from the climbing world who were highly entertained by my brief incarceration.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Honest, raw and exhilarating, Closer to the Edge is Leo's 'warts-and-all' insight into the extreme life of one of Britain's best climbers who is active today and still planning epic adventures.