On Thin Ice

Mick Fowler – Britain’s most successful exponent of lightweight mountaineering in the greater ranges describes his international climbs – an important book recording several historic ascents. Climbs include Aksu in Kirgistan, Taweche in Nepal, Changabang in India, Arwa Tower in India, Mount Kennedy in Alaska and Siguniang in China – the latter received international acclaim and was awarded the American “Golden Piton” and the French “Piolet d’Or”.

Author Biography

Mick Fowler was introduced to climbing in the Swiss and French Alps by his father when he was 13. During his teenage years he developed an enthusiasm for exploratory climbing which has seen him establish new climbs at or near the top of most fields of climbing over the last 35 years. He has made first ascents and challenging climbs across the world – from frozen drainpipes in London to the chalk cliffs of Dover and on to the Himalaya and China, earning him the title of ‘Mountaineer’s Mountaineer’ in a poll in The Observer. Remarkably, his climbing has taken place alongside a full-time job at the tax office, earning him the another title – ‘Britain’s hardest-climbing tax collector’.