Waymaking: An anthology of women’s adventure writing, poetry and art

By: Helen Mort and Claire Carter and Heather Dawe and Camilla Barnard

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Synopsis: Waymaking is an anthology of prose, poetry and artwork by women who are inspired by wild places, adventure and landscape.Published in 1961, Gwen Moffat's Space Below My Feet tells the story of a woman who shirked the conventions of society and chose to live a life in the mountains. Some years later in 1977, Nan Shepherd published The Living Mountain, her prose bringing each contour of the Cairngorm mountains to life. These pioneering women set a precedent for a way of writing about wilderness that isn't about conquering landscapes, reaching higher, harder or faster, but instead about living and breathing alongside them, becoming part of a larger adventure.The artists in this inspired collection continue Gwen and Nan's legacies, redressing the balance of gender in outdoor adventure literature. Their creativity urges us to stop and engage our senses: the smell of rain-soaked heather, wind resonating through a col, the touch of cool rock against skin, and most importantly a taste of restoring mind, body and spirit to a former equanimity.With contributions from adventurers including Alpinist magazine editor Katie Ives, multi-award-winning author Bernadette McDonald, adventurers Sarah Outen and Anna McNuff, renowned filmmaker Jen Randall and many more, Waymaking is an inspiring and pivotal work published in an era when wilderness conservation and gender equality are at the fore.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781910240762
Related ISBNs:: 9781910240755
Publisher:: Vertebrate Publishing
Date of Addition:: 05/01/20
Copyrighted By:: Helen Mort, Claire Carter, Heather Dawe, Camilla Barnard and the contributors
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Sports, Travel, Art and Architecture, Health, Mind and Body, Outdoors and Nature
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Helen Mort
Edited by:: Claire Carter
Edited by:: Heather Dawe
Edited by:: Camilla Barnard