ɪt hɐz ɐtɹˈæktᵻd kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl kɹˈɪɾɪkəl ɐklˈeɪm ænd wˈʌn ðə bˈoːɹdmən tˈæskɚ pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ mˈaʊntɪn lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
It has attracted considerable critical acclaim and won the Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature in 1989.