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The 2024 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature goes to Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar for Headstrap. Congratulations Nandini and Deepa!
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We're delighted to announce the shortlisted books for the 2024 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, proudly supported by @MTNEQUIPMENT Congratulations to the authors and publishers! Find out more here: boardmantasker.com/news/2024…
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Entries are now closed for the 2024 Award. View all entries here boardmantasker.com/news/2024… The shortlist will be announced in early Sept. Tickets for the award event at Kendal Mountain Festival are on sale now kendalmountainfestival.event…
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Read the Chair of Judges' award speech by Matt Fry from the 2023 Shortlisted Authors Event here: boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Read the 2023 Chair of Judges’ speech by Matt Fry — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Litera...

2023 BT PRIZE SPEECH   Hello everyone, my name is Matt Fry.  I’m the Chair of Judges for the 2023 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.  I am honoured to be here this evening. As part of Joe...

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The winner of the 2023 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature is Unraveled by Katie Brown. Congratulations Katie!
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Joint Winners 2022 - Helen Mort and Brian Hall reflect on the Boardman Tasker Award... boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Joint Winners 2022 - Helen Mort and Brian Hall reflect on the Boardman Tasker Award — The Boardman...

Helen Mort My first introduction to the world of mountaineering was through mountain literature - I encountered books about climbing before I did my first rock climbs in the Peak District. Nothing...

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Stephen Venables - winner, shortlisted author and interviewer reflects on the Boardman Tasker Award... boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Stephen Venables - winner, shortlisted author and interviewer reflects on the Boardman Tasker Award...

I never met Pete and Joe, but I have often climbed with Dick Renshaw, who was with them on Everest in 1982 and who had to leave the expedition after suffering a mild stroke, just a few days before...

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Boardman Tasker at 40: Reflections from Terry Gifford boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Boardman Tasker at 40: Reflections from Terry Gifford — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain...

I don’t believe that the rigorous literary critic Al Alvarez actually held mountaineering literature in much of a high regard. When I asked him to talk about his favourite climbing book at the 14th...

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Two time winner, and one of this year’s judges, @_paulpritchard_ reflects on the Boardman Tasker Award... boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Paul Pritchard reflects on the Boardman Tasker Award — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain...

Two time winner, and one of this year’s judges, Paul Pritchard reflects on the Boardman Tasker Award.

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‘The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on’ Dennis Gray writes about the Boardman Tasker Award... boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

‘The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on’ — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain...

‘The moving finger writes, and having writ moves on’ Omar Khayyam The Boardman Tasker Literary Award, founded in 1983 Both Peter and Joe were close friends of mine, the first worked with me at the...

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For our 3rd article in our ‘Something good must come out of this’ celebration - Steve Dean writes about double award winner Jim Perrin… boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Steve Dean writes... about double award winner Jim Perrin — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain...

The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature was established in 1983, but the prize was not awarded that year as the judges felt that none of the entries were of sufficient merit. In 1984, a...

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Huge Congratulations to @HelenMort , joint 2022 winner of the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature on winning the grand prize at @banffcentre Mountain Film & Book Festival. boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Congratulations to Helen Mort! — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature

Huge Congratulations to Helen Mort, joint 2022 winner of the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature on winning the grand prize at Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival.

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The 2nd in our ‘Something good must come out of this’ celebration of 40 years of the Boardman Tasker Award. Charlie Clarke remembers… boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

Charlie Clarke writes... 40 years on — The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature

I still recall those events of over 40 years ago with sadness; and almost with a sense of disbelief. Was I really there, on Everest?  Did we do those things, with such abandon? In 1983, the year...

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Read the first in a series of Boardman Tasker 40th Anniversary Celebration pieces written by Teresa Tasker, Paul Tasker & John Boardman boardmantasker.com/news/2023…

1983-2023 - Forty Years in the life of the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature — The...

Looking back through the years of such a prestigious literary award, no one could foretell what a success such an award would be, and out of such a tragedy of loss could come such a prize.   The...

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In our 40th anniversary year, we're delighted to announce the shortlisted books for the 2023 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, proudly supported by @MTNEQUIPMENT Congratulations to the authors and publishers! Find out more here: boardmantasker.com/news/2023…
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Entries are now closed for the 2023 Award, with 21 books from around the world submitted. A shortlist is anticipated at the end of August. boardmantasker.com/news/2023…
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Listen to @Venables_S talking to @cerysmatthews on BBC Radio 6 in a mountain special, including a piece with Pete Boardman talking about cornices boardmantasker.com/news/2023…
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🗻 It's 40 years since Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman were last seen on Mount Everest. 🗣️ @GaryAPhilipson spoke to Joe's brother, Paul about the @BoardmanTasker award and his brother's mountaineering career:

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The 2022 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature goes to both Brian Hall, for High Risk: Climbing to Extinction and to @HelenMort for A Line Above The Sky. Congratulations to the winners!
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2022 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature - The Winners — The Boardman Tasker Prize for...

The 2022 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature goes to both Brian Hall, for High Risk: Climbing to Extinction and to Helen Mort for A Line Above The Sky . Congratulations to the winners!

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