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Climbing defined Paul Pritchard's existence and sign-posted his horizons. He earned international respect as a cutting-edge climber and mountaineer. He has published two books:
'Deep Play' won the prestigious Boardman/Tasker Award for mountain literature (link) in 1997 and the
'Totem Pole' won both the 1999 Boardman/Tasker Award and the 1999 Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize. He is the only author to win the Boardman/Tasker Award twice.
During a planned year-long trip climbing around the world, Paul suffered an appalling head injury whilst climbing the 'Totem Pole' in Tasmania. He suffered hemiplegia, a paralysis of one side of his body and lost the power of speech for many months.
Since his accident Paul has continued to lead a challenging life climbing Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro amongst other mountains. His third book 'The Longest Climb' is the sequel to the Totem Pole epic.
He has also devoted a considerable amount of time to raising money and awareness for the charity Headway and the Upendo Leprosy Centre in Tanzania.
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Paul now lives in Tasmania.
* pictures of the book launch at The Hobart Bookshop can be seen <here>
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