{"product_id":"book-ebj4","title":"Climbing the Walls","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen mountains are your salvation, what keep your mental weather calm and free of storms, how do you cope if they’re out of reach?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After spending a decade restlessly globetrotting in search of a way of life that worked for him, journalist Kieran Cunningham alighted on Sondrio, a small town in Lombardy, Italy. \u003cb\u003eA stone’s throw from the Alps\u003c\/b\u003e, there he found the perfect combination of \u003cb\u003efresh mountain air, a strong network of local friends and lots of climbing\u003c\/b\u003e. Finally he was able to accept and manage his diagnosis of \u003cb\u003eBipolar 1\u003c\/b\u003e. And then Lombardy found itself the European epicentre of Covid-19 and subject to the strictest of lockdowns.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does a climber do when his beloved peaks are off limits?\u003c\/b\u003e When he’s only permitted to leave the house for his weekly sanctioned grocery shop? \u003cb\u003eWhen all the things that help him maintain his delicate equilibrium are taken away?\u003c\/b\u003e As Kieran feels his mental health begin to crumble, he looks desperately for something he can climb to help rid him of his excess energy and hopefully get him back on track.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Kieran finds himself navigating the walls of his house over and over while gazing at the mountain ranges so tantalisingly close. He dreams of that first euphoric climb – alone in the clouds, tired, happy, sated. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimbing the Walls\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir about mental health and the power of nature and exercise. It’s both a devastatingly honest account of living with Bipolar 1 and a love song to small-town Italian life and the high places that keep him healthy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49346887614768,"sku":"BDebj4","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/175758-ebj4-Square.jpg?v=1734179416","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ebj4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}