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Pritch
Mountain climber
Tasmania
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Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 7, 2018 - 03:24pm PT
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Hi Super topards
I wonder if you can help me get a mountaineering classic back into circulation?
Some of the oldies amongst you might remember my book The Totem Pole? The memoir of my catastrophic brain injury on the most slender piece of rock in the ocean? The truly amazing rescue by Celia Bull, completed by paramedic Neale Smith? The story of one year locked inside my hemiplegic body, and locked inside a rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Liverpool?
It is the only book to have done the double of winning the Boardman/Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize.
Yet, it has not been reprinted for over 15 years. For the past decade people have been asking me where they can buy copies, especially since I finally climbed the Totem Pole in 2016 (the subject of the Rummin film Doing It Scared). I have to tell them I think there’s some second-hand copies floating around on the internet.
However, this situation is about to change...
With your help I hope to produce a new 20th Anniversary Edition of The Totem Pole. I went back to my original files and have restored the authentic text that was previously edited out - mostly on the grounds of it being offensive language (though this only reflects my disinhibited state of mind at the time!). Also, were there were sixteen photos in the middle of the book, now there are fifty-five. Plus, that classic cover photo by Simon Carter.
This is purely and simply pre-purchasing of a special edition of a classic mountaineering book (even if I say so myself).
I fully understand if you can’t afford a book at the moment or this project does not pique your interest, but you may know someone who has some spare cash or has a particularly interest in climbing epics.
So, I kindly ask that you share this campaign to as many folk as posible - https://pozible.com/project/the-totem-pole-20-years-on
All the very best,
Paul Pritchard.
PS: You can follow a link to my website here - paulpritchard.com.au
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hacky47
Trad climber
goldhill
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i love this book...it deserves a reprint...
your a great writer....how about writing a new book ? just a thought..
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Pritch
Mountain climber
Tasmania
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 7, 2018 - 03:44pm PT
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hacky47 Thank's! As for the new book I'm onto it, well into writing The Mountain Path (working title)...
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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The price on the website is in Australian dollars, the price in US dollars with shipping is a reasonable $42.00
Look forward to getting it, good luck with the project
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, pritch... i would love to see you reach your goals, about the book... someone shared your link and i saw it...
i will pass it around...
not sure, if i can do much to help, but, i will 're'read all the
options...
(there were a few, on helping) ...
and, i will surely PASS this around...
good to hear you, here...
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Pritch
Mountain climber
Tasmania
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 7, 2018 - 04:03pm PT
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Thx Jon, I forgot to mention it's in Aussie $$$!
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Paul, I'm definetly down for the book but, Luditte that I am, I couldn't figure out how to pledge on your website.
I remember running into you a number of years ago at a campsite in Indian Creek. You were just in from a ten K hike...your first long hike after your accident.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jim, go the link above and click on "Blog" on the upper left side of the page, there is a link just above the picture of the book cover
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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The book was a great read. When I went to Tasmania and visited (not climbed) the Totem Pole in 2008, I definitely had your incident in mind as I looked down upon the crashing cerulean/white water below, getting thrust between those two giant rock walls with only the slender Totem Tower in the way. Big ol sharks too. Such a wild place.
The rest of the climbing in Tasmania was fantastic. Actually Paul your book probably led me to leave my climbing gear in the car for the long walk out to The Totem Pole.
Arne
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Aardvark
Big Wall climber
TAS
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Donini! Jim! How the hell are you doing? yes I remember the Indian Creek episode with The Quinlans at F*#k Super Bowl, though still pretty ill back then. But I will always remember you in the Vallee Frances in 1992 with a fella named Catterall?
Anyways, you go to:
https://pozible.com/project/the-totem-pole-20-years-on
and make a pledge, the funds won't be deducted from your account til another two weeks is up and IF the campaign is successful...
See you again I'm sure of it PP
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Aardvark
Big Wall climber
TAS
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Thank a million Neebee, I think sharing is as good as making a purchase from my point of view. I bloody love this crowdfunding lark - True democracy in action. If you want to support something you do and if you don't you don't. Not like our tax dollar that's for sure... PP
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Aardvark
Big Wall climber
TAS
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Hi Arne ionlyski, not many folk make it to Tassie, it's just one step too far for the majority of people from the northern half of the world so good effort for making it! Plus there's no whopping great mountains here, but it is certainly wild and rugged. Word for the day 'cerulean'! PP
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there, say, i will 'pledge' but, i can't until april...
i put all my spare money into my study books...
but, i won't forget... :)
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Pritch
Mountain climber
Tasmania
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2018 - 12:33pm PT
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Hi Guys down to the last 6 days on my pozible campaign. I'm offering downloads of new climbing movies now if you wanna pre-buy the 20th Anniversary edition of the Totem Pole - the only climbing book to do the double of winning the Banff Grand Prize and the Boardman Tasker prize. you can do so here: https://pozible.com/project/the-totem-pole-20-years-on
It's a riproaring read if you've not read it.
Thx.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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Mar 15, 2018 - 03:48pm PT
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Aardvark,
It certainly is wild and thats why Tassie was a highlight, though I loved climbing at Araps, The Blueys and Point Perp too.
Ben Lomond was best and so so wild, man you better have your kit together there. You go on down to Africa wall and you might as well be on the moon. Saw one huge black tiger snake there slithered right on thru our camp.
Freycinet, Sister's Beach, Hillwood, some sandstone place up the hill from Poatina? and many more. 72 days in a tent with our two kids homeschooling and playing with wolf spiders. Gotta get back there!
Arne
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Pritch
Mountain climber
Tasmania
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 16, 2018 - 01:38pm PT
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ionlyski, Wow, sounds like you are living the dream. Keep it up. life is a gift eh?
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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Mar 16, 2018 - 04:57pm PT
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Hey Paul,
Well, all that was back in 2008. Not getting out enough now or traveling. Soon though.
I watched your Totem Pole "come back" movie. Was pretty cool. Being out there at the overlook was really wild but it didn't ever really make me want to climb it and plus I don't think I was up for free climbing at that grade.
Arne
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 21, 2019 - 06:08am PT
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hey there, say, all... just saw this, while looking for the other thread...
i will bump it, too...
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