Higher Ground: A Mountain Guide's Life

by Martin Moran

Overview

For decades Martin Moran made his living as a mountain guide based in the Scottish Highlands. He also climbed and guided in the Alps, Norway, and the Himalayas, experiencing life changing adventures. Humor was never far away, but neither was excitement and interest. Martin Moran lived life in the mountains to the full and this is his story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781913207694
Publisher:	Sandstone Press
Publication date:	04/27/2022
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

December 29, 1959

Place of Birth:

Denver, Colorado

Education:

Stanford University, 1978-80; American Conservatory Theater, 1981; B.A., SUNY Empire State College, 1991

Website:

http://www.thetrickypartbook.com

Table of Contents

Foreword Hazel Moran ix

List of maps and diagrams xiv

List of illustrations xv

Part 1 Formative Years

1 Beginnings 3

2 Trial by Eiger 7

3 Tests and Traumas 18

4 North-West Frontier 32

5 The Learning Curve 45

6 Base Camp 58

Part 2 Home Ground: Scotland

7 The Munro-baggers 71

8 From Sea to Summit 85

9 Cuillin Highs 93

10 Twenty-four Hours with the Godfather 106

11 Running the Ridge 116

12 The Saving of Andy 123

13 Sea Stack Tours 132

Part 3 Alpine Adventures

14 Mont Blanc Dreams 145

15 The Matterhorn World 160

16 Two Nights on the Grandes Jorasses 176

17 Piz Badile 188

18 The Grépon Traverse 196

Part 4 Norwegian Lights

19 In the Hall of the Mountain King 209

20 The Roughest Bound 218

21 Midnight Mountains 226

Part 5 Indian Pioneer: The Himalaya

22 The Gateway of Winds 239

23 Shipton's Lost Valley 252

24 Journey to the Edge of Tibet 266

25 Kamet - One Step Too Far 278

26 East of Nanda 291

27 A Walk into Nowhere 304

Part 6 Reflections

28 A Job for Life 319

Appendix I Glossary of technical terms and climbing grades 323

Appendix II Qualifications in Mountain Guiding and Instruction 329

Acknowledgements 333