UKC

I'm interested in the history of this mountaineering club - please recommend me some books, particularly about the club, rules etc. Cheers!

In reply to sgergo:

Not sure there is one on the club as such, but there's a biography of leading light John Cunningham called Creagh Dhu Climber, which presumably might be useful.

jcm

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Thanks jcm. Amazon gave me a couple of hits on 'Creagh Dhu' but it is difficult to decide just on those book descriptions.

In reply to sgergo:

Also Rope Boy has some anecdotes of DG's time with the CD, including maybe a chapter. I recall Patsy Walsh features prominently. I don't think there's much about the club rules, though. I'm not sure there were too many of those. There's also some stuff in MacInnes' book, though I can't remember its name. And, if you've not read it, Alan Austin's essay on Clachaig Gully in Glencoe gives a good insight, as do some of Harold Drasdo's remarks in Original Route, featuring his attempt to repeat Gallows Route.

But there are lots of glimpses in climbing literature, of course.

jcm

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:

Cheers! This is just plenty of material to do my 'research' on.

In reply to sgergo:

Creagh Dhu Climber does indeed have a fair bit about the club and the characters in its heyday, and is a cracking good read into the bargain.

In reply to OMR:

It does feature probably the worst ending of any book I've read though.

In reply to johncoxmysteriously:


Call Out?

In reply to Colin Moody:

or Beyond the Ranges ?

In reply to sgergo:

Ordered 'Call Out' and 'Beyond the Ranges'. Thanks guys.