The Corridor

The Corridor is a gripping story of how mountains, climbing and secret shame can shape a life. Wild places, vivid characters and turbulent relationships frame a narrative of extraordinary emotional survival in the face of childhood rape. It charts the life journey of the author from Egypt to Kenya, across Dartmoor, Cornwall, The Alps and the remote, unclimbed peaks of the Cordillera Darwin in Tierra del Fuego. Writing powerfully from the perspective of both child and adult, Iain shares his funny, rebellious, unconventional journey to escape from hidden pain, through disturbing career choices, disastrous mistakes, irrepressible optimism, a menage à trois, new routes on the seacliffs of North Cornwall, expeditions to South America, before finally unexpectedly meeting and falling in love with his future wife and mother of his children in the islands of Cape Horn. This is a uniquely riveting adventure story of physical daring and rare emotional insight.