Legendary British alpinist who started his working life as a coalminer. First ascents and early repeats of difficult, bold technical lines on UK trad, Scottish winter, Alpine summer and winter, Patagonia, Alaska, the Himalayas and beyond.
8b sport, Himalayan 8000 metre peaks, Scottish grade VIII, E8 trad climbing. Loves back country skiing and enjoys a nice pint.
His two books Learning to Breathe and Thin White Line have been translated into many languages and won seven literary awards between them.
Patron of Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust.
IFMGA Mountain guide and PhD.
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It's Andy Cave's turn to select his eight favourite climbs from around the world. Beginning in the depths of the Yorkshire coal mines and rising to Himalyan peaks, Andy's climbing journey has included a mixture of disciplines, styles and locati...
Andy Cave has a new book, Thin White Line, which he describes in this interview with Jack Geldard, UKC Editor. He then leaves us gasping for more with a heart-stopping extract from his book, focussed on a Scottish winter desperate, which he...
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