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David Smart is a climber and author. He has published several books on climbing, notably biographies of major figures including Paul Preuss [1], Emilio Comici [2] and Royal Robbins [3].
David is also a founding editor of Gripped Magazine.
[1] Smart, David. Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss: Life and Death at the Birth of Free-Climbing. Canada: RMB Rocky Mountain Books, 2019.
[2] Smart, David. Emilio Comici: Angel of the Dolomites. Australia: RMB Rocky Mountain Books, 2020.
[3] Smart, David. Royal Robbins: The American Climber. United States: Mountaineers Books, 2023.
[4] Interview with Chris Kalous on the Enormocast, January 2024 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rvb7V4CnHDiVKmaIK907F?
[5] Interview with Alpinist, 2021 https://alpinist.com/features/interview-with-david-smart-author-of-the-mountain-profile-for-alpinist-76-and-winner-of-2021-boardman-tasker-award/