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The Villain: The Life of Don Whillans by Jim Perrin (Paperback, 2006)

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Joint Winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize 2005 A fascinating and thought-provoking biography of a climbing legend. Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers. His epoch-making first ascent of Annapurna's South Face, achieved with Dougal Haston in 1970, remains one of the most impressive climbs ever made -but behind this and all his other formidable achievements lies a tough, recalcitrant reality- the character of the man himself. Whillans carried within himself a sense of personal invincibility, forceful, direct and uncompromising. It gave him sporting superstar status -the flawed heroism of a Best, a McEnroe, an Ali. In his own circle, his image was the working-class hero on the rock-face, laconic and bellicose, ready to go to war with the elements or with any human who crossed his path on a bad day.

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PublisherCornerstone

ISBN-139780099416722

eBay Product ID (ePID)91513840

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Book TitleThe Villain: the Life of Don Whillans

AuthorJim Perrin

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

GenreBiographies & True Stories, Sports

Number of Pages384 Pages

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Item Height198mm

Item Width129mm

Item Weight266g

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Title_AuthorJim Perrin

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by kevibyrn-44
21 Sep, 2023
Don to the tee.
A Brilliant book, fantastic in detail , incredibly researched , every interview full of information. One of the greatest climbers of all time.
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by johncg5624
17 May, 2017
A very well written book and very enjoyable.
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