Geoffrey Winthrop Young: Poet, Educator, Mountaineer [B1106]

1995 HCDJ 1st edition in very near gift-worthy condition (with a prior owner's name). A climbers' guru par excellence of the interwar years, Winthrop Young (1876-1958) was also an educator who helped Kurt Hahn found the "Outward Bound" movement, and was closely involved with German attempts to oust Hitler. He was a patriot and a dedicated European, a homosexual and a devoted family man, and lived his life among politicians and leaders like Theodore Roosevelt, Churchill, Baden-Powell and the Kaiser. The book draws on Winthrop Young's previously unpublished diaries and letters to explore his multifaceted personality.

From Amazon reviews: "Geoffrey Winthrop Young is a name that crops up a lot if you climb in the Alps. He was one of those pioneers of climbing, developing new routes in the Alps around the turn of the twentieth century. This book makes interesting reading, particularly if you are interested in the development of climbing and mountaineering. It's amazing how far and wide Young's contacts were and a veritable who's who of the great and the good amongst them too. From childhood, through to his progress in the mountains and then his involvement in the First World War. His loss of a leg and then continued climbing despite this handicap and his continued engagement with the climbing community throughout his life. He was also an educator, connected to Kurt Hahn and instrumental in the establishment of the Outward Bound movement. A very accomplished chap and a good book."