A Life on the Edge

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Hunangofiant yr anturiaethwr a'r dringwr Eric Jones, y mab fferm o ddyffryn Clwyd a ddringodd rai o fynyddoedd ucha'r byd, gan fyw ar y dibyn sawl tro wrth wynebu heriau amrywiol. 47 llun lliw a 22 llun du-a-gwyn.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

The autobiography of the adventurer and climber Eric Jones, the farmer's son from Clwyd who climbed some of the world's highest peaks, displaying nerves of steel while facing many challenges. 47 colour and 22 black-and-white photographs.

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Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

‘Beware,’ a fellow adventurer once told Eric Jones. ‘The reaper lurks.’ But perhaps he truly has nine lives. He was the first British man to solo the Eiger North Face – one of the greatest challenges in the climbing world. On the Matterhorn, he was swept within 10 feet of a sheer precipice. As he soared over Mount Everest in a hot air balloon, he had to climb outside the basket to relight the burners. He has climbed dangerous mountains on five continents, parachuted onto the North Pole and BASE jumped from skyscrapers, bridges, masts and mountains. He skydived into the Cave of the Swallows in Mexico, dropping into the 1,400-foot hole in the earth. Astounded people often ask Eric a question: Why do you do it? It is something that cannot be answered simply. For Eric’s life on the edge is quite a story. And this is it. ‘Eric’s many solo ascents can be respected for being free from any sense of heroics, and for his sense of humour when his stories are told. His strength, self-sufficiency and silent courage are admirable.’ Reinhold Messner