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Arnold Lunn
1888–1974
A lively pioneer of modern skiing, he wrote with the confidence of someone who had helped shape the sport itself. His books also range far beyond the slopes, touching mountaineering, travel, religion, and public debate.
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The Alps
by Arnold Lunn
About the author
Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn was a British skier, mountaineer, and prolific writer, born in Madras in 1888 and later knighted for his services to British skiing and Anglo-Swiss relations. He is widely remembered as one of the key figures in developing modern alpine ski racing, especially through his role in shaping slalom competition.
Writing was a huge part of his life. Alongside books on skiing and the mountains, he also published works on religion and controversy, reflecting a restless, argumentative mind. Sources consistently describe him as unusually productive, with dozens of books to his name over the course of a long career.
He died in London in 1974, but his reputation has lasted in two worlds at once: as a practical innovator who changed winter sport, and as an author whose interests reached well beyond it.