Sport Deaths in Pakistan - Cristina Castagna, Ger McDonnell, Alan Rouse, Jos Antonio Delgado, Alison Hargreaves, Rolf Bae, Albert F. Mummery (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Cristina Castagna, Ger Mcdonnell, Alan Rouse, Jos Antonio Delgado, Alison Hargreaves, Rolf Bae, Albert F. Mummery, Hermann Buhl, Julie Tullis, Pavle Kozjek, Karl Wien, Markus Kronthaler, Hans Christian Doseth, Nick Estcourt. Excerpt: Alan Paul Rouse (December 19, 1951 - August 10, 1986) was the first British climber to reach the summit of the second highest mountain in the world, K2, but died on the descent. Education Rouse was born in Wallasey and began climbing at the age of 15, soon climbing many of the most difficult routes in North Wales . He attended Birkenhead School from 1963 to 1970 and Emmanuel College, Cambridge until 1973. At Cambridge he was distracted from his studies by climbing and by his hedonistic life-style. He was a highly sociable, but heavy drinker; by his own admission he was a 'womaniser', and liked to 'live on the edge'. As a result he only managed to gain an ordinary pass degree in Mathematics, despite showing early promise in the subject. On leaving Cambridge he worked periodically in teaching but was often away on climbing expeditions. Mountaineering Rouse was an outstanding technical rock climber, one of the best of his generation. His ascents of 'The Beatnik' on Helsby, and his solo ascent of 'The Boldest' on Clogwyn Du'r Arddu marked him out as an exceptional talent. He was a member of a group of contemporaries (including Cliff Phillips, Eric Jones, Pete Minks, 'Richard' McHardy) whose competitive spirit pushed them the solo the hardest routes of the day. His soloing was not confined to Wales, nor was it always successful. An attempt on the Brown route on the West Face of the Aiguille de Blatiere failed when a small piton being used for aid pulled near the summit. Although he fell only 5 meters, Rouse broke his ankle and was forced to abseil ...