Vertebrate Publishing Jerry Moffatt - Revelations

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Jerry signing copies of his new book
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Now Available: Revelations – The autobiography of rock climbing legend Jerry Moffatt.

When Jerry Moffatt burst onto the scene as a brash 17-year-old, rock climbing had never seen anyone like him before. Fiercely ambitious, even as a boy Moffatt was focused on one thing: being the best in the world. This is the story of his meteoric rise to stardom, and how he overcame injury to stay at the top for over two decades. Top sport climber, brilliant competitor and a pioneer in the new game of bouldering, Moffatt's story is that of climbing itself in the last thirty years.

Yet Jerry Moffatt is more than a dedicated athlete. Travelling the world to fulfil his dreams, his story is a compelling and often hilarious account of the climbing community with all its glories, dangers and foibles, as well as the story of a true sporting legend.

As Jerry travelled, the story travels with him. To the gritstone outcrops and limestone dales of the Peak District, the mountain crags and limestone cliffs of North Wales, the south of France, the Frankenjura in Germany, Yosemite, Joshua Tree and Colorado in the USA, Africa, India and Australia – all major stops in a climbing career littered with cutting edge first ascents and lightning-quick repeats of local testpieces.

  • Author: Jerry Moffatt (with Niall Grimes)
  • Price: £20
  • ISBN: 978-1-906148-11-9

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12 Jan, 2009
Brilliant article, I guess many of todays young climbers cannot understand the fuss,awe and esteem that even Great Wall was held in the early days, I was in Wendy's when the third ascent was done and somebody came running in shouting 'Masters Wall has just been climbed by Dave' (not sure now which Dave it was, maybe Dave Potts?). That was the third ascent. Its good that Jerry named his route Masters Wall, an obvious e-trip but an excellent re-writing of a flaw by Pete.
12 Jan, 2009
I took a dark photo of the second ascent. http://web.me.com/colinmoody/Site/FA.html#9
12 Jan, 2009
As someone inspired by the feats of Moffatt this book was well overdue - ordered a copy already! Good to see V-outdoor website too. Looking forward to receiving it later this month.
12 Jan, 2009
Very amusing the title of "best rockclimber in the world". Whislt I have no doubt he was at the cutting edge, and his routes are a testimony to the fact, I had never heard of him before I move to the UK (much to the incredulity of my British climbing partners). And I read the French mags from around 1991. Each country is very self-centred and rarely gives news from what's going on abroad if none of their nationals are involved... as I still find out when I go home (most ascents in France by French folks are untold in the UK). It is, totally normal, I hasten to say. There's enough to report in one's country... however, titles like this one always seem very biased. A bit like the baseball "world" championship (who the f*ck plays baseball but the Americans!?)
12 Jan, 2009
I think we were on White slab that day ? Was Mike Thomas belaying Stuart ?
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