Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Jim Perrin

Born: 1947 (age 78)
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)