Andy Kirkpatrick
 Andy Kirkpatrick in Greenland, 2006 | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 June 1971 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Occupations | climber, motivational speaker, writer |
| Website | andy-kirkpatrick |
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Andrew Kirkpatrick is a British
Film, TV and radio
Kirkpatrick has worked in film and TV as a safety advisor and stunt rigger, including
Writing
Kirkpatrick's dyslexia is well documented,[8] and these struggles form part of his first book, Psychovertical.[9]
Kirkpatrick is only the third person to win the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature twice (Paul Pritchard and Jim Perrin being the other authors to win twice).[10][11] His first win was with his first book, Psychovertical in 2008[12] and his second with his book, Cold Wars: Climbing the fine line between risk and reality.[13]
Psychovertical has been translated into German (published in 2010 as Psychovertikal by AS Verlag), Polish, Italian and Korean.[citation needed] The Italian version was published in 2011 as Psychovertical by Edizioni Versante Sud and in 2012 won the literary prize Gambrinus "Giuseppe Mazzotti".[14] It is also published in French.[citation needed]
Bibliography
- Down, Akreative, 2020, ISBN 978-1999700577
- Psychovertical, London: Hutchinson, 2008, ISBN 0-09-192096-5
- Unknown Pleasures, Vertebrate, 2018, ISBN 978-1911342724
- Higher Education, Akreative, 2018, ISBN 978-1999700591
- 30 Years of Climbing Magazine, Climbing Magazine, 1999, ISBN 978-1-893682-02-3
- Cold Wars, Vertebrate, 2011, ISBN 978-1906148461
- Zimne Wojny by Taschenbuch ISBN 978-8361050957
- Kalte Kriege, ISBN 978-3906055015
- Cold Wars, The Mountaineers, USA, ISBN 978-1594857430
- 1000+ Climbing Tips Akreative ISBN 978-1484854013
- Nutcraft Akreative ASIN: B00F8CVQ0S
- Hooks Akreative ASIN: B008LZRO0A
- Driven Akreative ISBN 978-1491036174
See also
References
- ^ "Alex Against the Rock". Sport Relief.
- ^ "Charlie and the Chocolate factory". Flickr. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "BBC Two – The Adventure Show, 2008/2009, Karen's Ultimate Challenge". BBC. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Ella Kirkpatrick: on climbing El Cap". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "My Life: The Big Climb". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ BBC Radio 4 – Four Thought, Series 4, Andy Kirkpatrick
- ^ X Box To Ice – Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Archived 2 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Dyslexic Writers". Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Andy Kirkpatrick product - Psychovertical". 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ McKenzie, Steven (28 October 2017). "Behind the scenes of Psycho Vertical". BBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature Archived 15 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Boardman Tasker winners. Retrieved 8 April 2009 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Boardman-Tasker 2012 Winner. Retrieved 16 November 2012
- ^ Redazione. "Premio Mazzotti 2012: i vincitori". Marca Trevigiana. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
External links
- Radio Interview | National Geographic
- "The Tapestry of the Experience" | interview by Alastair Humphreys
- Storytelling, Dyslexia, and Antarctica | Interview by The Adventure Journal
- Interview | Vertical Life
- The Dark Side of Climbing | Vague Direction interview
- The Boss at the bottom of the world | British Mountaineering Council interview
- Official website
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