Echoes

One Climber’s Hard Road to Freedom

Nick Bullock was a prison officer working in a maximum-security jail with some
of Britain’s most notorious criminals. Trapped in a world of aggression and
fear, he felt frustrated and alone. Then he discovered the mountains.

Making up for lost time, Bullock soon became one of Britain’s best climbers,
learning his trade in the mountains of Scotland and Wales, and travelling from
Pakistan to Peru in his search for new routes and a new way of seeing the
world – and ultimately an escape route from his life inside.

Told that no one ever leaves the service – the security, the stability, the
‹job for life› – Bullock focused his existence on a single goal: to walk free,
with no shackles, into a mountain life.
Echoes is a powerful and compelling exploration of freedom – and what it means
to live life on your own terms.

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