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The night climbers of Cambridge / by Whipplesnaith.

by Wipplesnaith.

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Oleander Press 2007, c1937.

University of Cambridge -- Students.

Buildering -- England -- Cambridge.

Extreme sports.

9781909349551 (pbk.)

ix, 227 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

First published: October 14, 1937; second edition (revised): Nov., 1937.

On "the game of roof-climbing" at Cambridge University. If you slip, you will still have three seconds to live. Urban Climbing 1930s Style. The Night Climbers of Cambridge was first published in October 1937. Authored under the pseudonym Whipplesnaith it recounts the courageous (or foolhardy) nocturnal exploits of a group of students climbing the ancient university and town buildings of Cambridge. These daring stegophilic feats were recorded with prehistoric photographic paraphernalia carried aloft over battlements, up chimneys and down drain-pipes. The climbers all this while trying, with mixed results, to avoid detection by the 'Minions of Authority': university proctors, Bulldogs and, of course, the local 'Roberts' (police). The result is a fascinating, humorous and, at times, adrenalin-inducing adventure providing a rare glimpse into a side of Cambridge that has always been enshrouded by darkness. The tradition, known now as urban climbing, buildering, structuring or stegophily is followed all over the world. This edition features the complete text and over seventy digitally re-mastered images. Whipplesnaith was the pseudonym for Noel H. Symington, a recent graduate of the University. He worked with as many as 15 other students to create this incredible record in the autumn of 1936.

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