Dennis Gray has pursued the climbing life with astonishing single-mindedness, and he has shown equal enthusiasm for boisterous humour. From his early teens until his forties he shared ropes with the foremost climbers of the day ­ Arthur Dolphin, Tom Patey, Don Whillans, Joe Brown ­ and all have contributed to his fund of often hilarious and sometimes scary epics. 'Tight Rope' overflows with tales of hard climbers finding fun both in and out of the mountains.