Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Jim Perrin

Born: 1947 (age 79)
Bio: Jim Perrin is an English rock climber and travel writer. He was born Ernest James Perrin in Manchester, England. As a writer, he has made regular contributions on travel, mountaineering, literature and the environment to a number of newspapers and climbing magazines.
Known for:
- The Villain: A Portrait of Don Whillans (2005)
- Shipton and Tilman (2013)
- Menlove (1985)
- Travels with The Flea (2011)
- Snowdon: The Story of a Welsh Mountain (2012)







