Writing
Andy has written two autobiographies and numerous articles for climbing magazines and books. His first book, Learning to Breathe, won the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature (2005), joint winner; the Best Adventure Travel Book at the Banff Mountain Book Festival (2005); the Premio Mazzotti prize (2006) and the Banca de Veneto Voce de Lettori in Italy in (2006). His second book, Thin White Line, has also received many accolades. His books have been translated into Italian and German. Reviews in major newspapers led to appearances on TV and radio, as well as invitations to lecture at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Andy has also made contributions to The Red Bulletin (2009), The Travellers’ Handbook, (2009) and Water: The Essence of Life, Mark Niemeyer (2008), and was invited to write an introduction to James Salter’s novel, Solo faces.
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