"The Edge" explores both the history of Scottish climbing over the last 100 years and the lives and personalities of the exceptional men who pioneered and set new challenges to mountaineering in Scotland. The primary sites cover Glencoe, Ben Nevis, the Cuillin of Skye, Sutherland, and the Cairngorms. There is also an in-depth look at the modern climbers, namely Dave Cuthbertson, Rab Anderson, and Graeme Ettle, and what sort of people climbers are and why they do it. Diagrammatic elevations illustrate 11 of the routes taken so hill climbers and mountaineers can experience the thrill of climbing for themselves. With over 70 colour and black-and-white photographs, "The Edge" is a fascinating account of the trials of some of the most courageous men in mountaineering history.
- ISBN10 056337084X
- ISBN13 9780563370840
- Publish Date 15 September 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 May 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher BBC Consumer Publishing
- Imprint BBC Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 136
- Language English