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A walker's guide to the
778km Pilgrim Road from
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
in the foothills of the
Pyrenees on the French
side to Santiago de
Compostela in
northwestern Spain and
finally to the "end of
the earth" in Finisterre
on the Galician coast.
Maps and details of
features and pilgrim
references en route.
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Mark Richards' guide to
walks in northern dales
of the White Peak area of
the Peak District
National Park, England,
UK, between Edale,
Matlock and Buxton. 35
circular walks cross the
gritstone uplands and
moors and explore the Wye
and its tributary dales
through the UK's first
National Park. One of two
Cicerone guides to the
White Peak.
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The definitive Dartmoor
guide from the Climbers
Club is packed with
tongue-in-cheek Devonian
wit and banter plus some
600 routes and 1200
boulder problems with
full photo-topos. These
are partnered with
stunning action shots
showcasing this unique
and fantastic area at its
finest.
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Unparalleled
highlights 25
unforgettable ski
experiences - all based
on Ski Solutions'
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The Bavarian Alps, lying
along the GermanAustrian
border, contain some of
the most spectacular
walking and beautiful
scenery that Germany has
to offer. Reasonable
prices and an excellent
tourist infrastructure
make the area perfect for
an easy-to-organise and
affordable walking
holiday.
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45 walks selected to show
the variety of Arran from
its mountain ranges,
moorlands and forests to
its coastline and
dramatic cliffs, as well
as the islands rich
historical heritage. Also
includes nearby Holy
Isle. Many routes
overlap, allowing
opportunites to create
longer walks throughout
the island.
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20 walks around some of
the outstanding
countryside and rich
historical heritage of
Cheshire. The walks
combine landscape with
architecture, natural
beauty with history, and
our heritage with our
diverse and complex
culture. Includes walks
around Chester, Beeston
Castle, Dunham Massey,
Marple, Northwich,
Stretton watermill and
Peover, to name a few.
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These 45 walking routes
(3km56km) in the Sierra
Nevada, Spains highest
mountain range, provide
tremendous scope for the
adventurous mountain
traveller. Covers the
Alta Montana (3000m+),
the lower Baja Montaa,
the Alpajurras and
Marquesado Forest.
Mountain-bike routes also
indicated.
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This guide describes
basic first aid
techniques for those
travelling in wilderness
areas. Deals with
fundamentals such as
preparation, prevention,
first aid kits and the
use of medications and
painkillers; and provides
details on how to deal
with a variety of
accidents and illnesses.
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An essential guidebook
for anyone trekking the
scenic Stubai Alps, in
the Austria Tyrol. Two
multi-day hut to hut
hikes are described. The
Stubai Rucksack Route
links eight huts without
crossing glaciers or
difficult passes,
whereas the challenging
Stubai Glacier Tour
involves much glacier
work. Both treks easily
fit into a two week
holiday.
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New 2012 The companion
guide to ‘Skye The
Cuillin’ is an
indispensible guide for
any visit to Skye. The
attraction of the Cuillin
draws numerous climbers
to the island with many
ending up seeking a poor
weather alternative, or
a less arduous second
days climbing. As a
result the climbing
outwith the Cuillin has
probably been explored
more than any other
similarly remote area and
there are now an equal
number of routes to
justify a separate
guidebook.
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Following on from the
success of North Wales
Rock, the Ground Up team
have come up trumps again
with this comprehensive
guide to Gogarth North.
Adventures abound, with
ultra-classic climbs like
A Dream of White Horses
having achieved legendary
status. Includes
atmospheric action shots,
photo topos and detailed
pitch descriptions.
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Corsicas GR20 is known as
the toughest waymarked
trail in Europe. It makes
a complete traverse
through the high
mountains, sometimes
with hands-on scrambling.
Covering 190km, it can
be completed by fit
walkers in about two
weeks. The guide includes
high- and low-level
alternatives, plus extra
mountain climbs.
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The Atlas mountains are
over 1000km long, high
and wild. This guide
concentrates on treks and
summits in the Toubkal,
Mgoun Massif and Jebal
Sahro parts of the range.
Describes treks and
routes on all main
summits in these areas,
plus has all planning
information to get best
from a trip to Moroccos
mountains.
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Some of the finest ski
tours of the central and
eastern Alps; hut-to-hut
tours that explore the
Bernese, Urner, Albula
and Bernina Alps of
Switzerland, as well as
classic tours through the
Silvretta, Otztal,
Stubai and Ortler regions
of Austria and Italy.
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The GR11 (La Senda)
through the Spanish
Pyrenees from the
Atlantic at Iruns to the
Mediterranean at Calaques
is one of the worlds
great trekking route,
though wild country of
great beauty and with
good facilities and
waymarking. 840km, 42
stages and 40, 000m of
ascent and descent make
for a big but attractive
undertaking.
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Mark Richards' guide to
walking the southern
dales of the White Peak
area of the Peak
District, england UK,
between Ashbourne,
Matlock, Buxton and
Leek. 30 easy circular
routes cross the high
plateau and follow the
Dove, Manifold and Hamps
rivers through the dales
in the UK's first
National Park. One of two
Cicerone guides to the
White Peak.
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Walking in Essex
describes 25 day walks
across the whole of the
historic county of Essex.
The Essex Way is also
covered in 11 stages from
Manor Park, to the port
of Harwich. Essex may not
be the first place you
think of for walking,
it's varied landscape
includes ancient forests
and miles of coastline
all within easy reach of
London.
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Lancashire has a great
variety of landscape,
and this guide describes
40 walks along its rivers
and coastline, by its
woodlands, hills and
moors, and to its
villages and historic
sites. The walks, from 5
to 12 miles in length,
range from gentle strolls
to fell-top hikes.
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In over 100 walks, this
guidebook explores
Britain's biggest
mountain range -
including 23 Munro
summits and the smaller
hills outside the main
range. Covers the
Cairngorms between
Speyside and Deeside, as
well as Lochnagar.
Mountain routes, and
mid- and low-level walks
make the guide suitable
for all abilities.
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The 36 day walks in this
guidebook cover walking
in all parts of
Northumberland from the
Cheviots, to the
Pennines and the
coastline. Northumberland
is a big county of great
contrasts with some great
walking both upland,
moorland and dale, and
on the coast. Also
includes outlines of
Northumberland's 8
long-distance trails.
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This handy guidebook
contains route
descriptions for 45 day
walks in the Dartmoor
National Park and its
surrounding area. The
walks all vary in length
from 2 to 12 miles long
and each route is graded
by difficulty from easy
to moderate or hard.
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Mountaineering in the
Mont Blanc Range
showcases the most
beautiful lower grade
snow, ice and mixed
climbs (F to AD+) in the
seemingly inexhaustible
Mont Blanc Range. The
routes described in this
book should be within the
capabilities of almost
all
mountaineers.Reflecting
all recent changed
topographical conditions
due to the steady glacial
retreat created by
climate change, authors
Jean-Louis Laroche and
Florence Lelong have
selected 36 climbs from
across the range, which
are easily accessible
from well appointed
mountain huts, useful
telepheriques and
mountain railways.The
routes described are an
ideal introduction to the
climbing in this
magnificent area. They
are on snow or mixed
ground and, distributed
among the main glacier
basins, they will enable
you to visit a
representative selection
of summits along the full
length of the range.
Among them are some of
the finest classics,
including: the North Face
of the Tete Blanche; the
Whymper Route on the
Aiguille d'Argentiere;
the Cosmiques Ridge of
the Aiguille du Midi; the
Normal Route,
Contamine-Grisolle, and
Chere Couloir on the Mont
Blanc du Tacul; and of
course a choice of routes
on Mont Blanc itself.each
route features a detailed
and comprehensive route
description, a sketch
map and a route summary
detailing the start
point, difficulty,
timings, height gain,
best time of year and the
gear required.
Beautifully illustrated
with photos that show
both the lie of the land
and also the haunting
beauty of the fabulous
peaks of the Mont Blanc
Range, this guide
clearly indicates
alpinism's continued
popularity to climbers of
all ages.
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Complete guide to all the
possible the trekking
routes up Kilimanjaro
(5895m), with complete
information on getting
there, local conditions,
preparation,
acclimatisation, descent
routes etc. Routes
covered are Marangu,
Umbwe, Machame,
Lemosho, Shira, Rongai,
South and North Circuit
Paths, Mweka (descent)
and Momela routes.
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A handy guidebook
describing 45 circular
day walks in the Brecon
Beacons National Park.
From west to east,
Mynydd Du, Fforest Fawr,
the Brecon Beacons and
the Black Mountains offer
a wide range of options
for walkers.
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Superb 145km trek around
the iconic Matterhorn,
described anti-clockwise
from Zermatt. Stunning
view of the Matterhorn
and many other
spectacular summits. The
tour includes two glacier
crossings and usually
takes about eight to ten
days. Guide includes
suggestions for shorter
variants and peak ascents
along the way.
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This guide covers a
massive area, including
the best climbs on West
Yorkshire grit, North
York Moors sandstone and
Northumberland dolerite.
The climbing is mostly
traditional, with some
quality bouldering thrown
in. There are some
inspiring action shots
and the usual Rockfax
photo topos, spread over
more than 300 pages.
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Guidebook to walking the
northern Munros,
covering the northern
Highlands, the
Cairngorms and the Isle
of Skye. 70 routes are
described, including
those up Ben Macdui,
Braeriach and Cairn Gorm.
Routes range from 7 to
46km, requiring a fair
level of fitness. The
second of two guidebooks
to walking Scotland's
Munros: peaks higher than
3000ft.
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Guidebook to walking The
Offa's Dyke Path, a
National Trail along the
Welsh Marches that runs
170 miles from Chepstow
in the south to
Prestatyn. Route split
into 14 stages (average
13 miles). The earthwork
dyke was constructed by
King Offa of Mercia in
the 8th century.
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Long awaited replacement
to the long out of print
Llanberis Slate guide. A
superb production with
loads of clear colour
maps, excellent
photodiagrams and superb
action shots scattered
liberally amongst route
descriptions and
interesting historical
vignettes.
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Alta Via 1 and Alta Via
2. Trekking guidebook for
walking Alta Via routes 1
and 2 across the Italian
Dolomites. The 120km AV1
is described over 11 day
stages and is ideal for
beginners to Alpine
long-distance walking,
whereas the AV2 covers
160km in 13 days and is
more strenuous and
technical. The more
demanding AV3-6 routes
are described in outline.
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This guidebook describes
the best 30 high level
fell walks in the Lake
District. Every route is
graded for difficulty and
ranges between 4 - 14
miles (7 - 23km) and
includes OS map extracts
and variant routes. The
walks are divided into 6
sections: the Keswick
area, Borrowdale and
Buttermere, the Western
Valleys, Coniston and
Langdale, Ambleside,
Grasmere and Windermere,
or Ullswater. The walks
combine Lakeland classics
with lesser-known
adventures. From classic
horseshoes, such as the
Newlands Round and the
Fairfield Horseshoe, and
traditional ascents of
England's most iconic
mountains, including its
highest peaks Scafell
Pike, Scafell,
Helvellyn and Skiddaw,
to routes onto some of
the quieter summits
including Gray Crag and
Beda Fell, or quieter
routes onto popular fells
including Blencathra and
Red Screes. Covering both
rocky terrain and grassy
hills, most of the paths
are relatively
easy-to-follow in clear
conditions, but may
require good navigational
skills when the clouds
roll...
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This guide covers an
enormous triangle of the
Scottish Highlands,
between Inverness, Oban
and Perth. The number of
climbs recorded is
accordingly large and
varied, and always
entertaining. Starting
with Polldubh in Glen
Nevis, and including
crags like Creag Dubh and
Craig a Barns, this
guide is essential for
any Scottish climbing
fanatic.
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Any one of these 28
fabulous multi-day walks
make for a memorable
holiday in Italy's
breathtaking Dolomite
mountains. Everything,
from a stroll through
woods and meadows to
family routes, steep
rocky zigzag passages and
hands-on clambers, is
covered. Breathtaking
alpine scenery,
well-graded paths,
excellent mountain
refuges, good access
from centres.
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Definitive guide to
walking and trekking in
Romania's Carpathian
Mountains, one of the
wildest parts of europe.
Covers all the main
ranges in the southern
Carpathians, and the
eastern Carpathians and
Bucovina's monasteries.
Complete information on
getting to grips with
Romania.
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This two-volume guidebook
provides detailed
coverage of the iconic
Cuillin Ridge, a 12km
traverse on the Isle of
Skye. Over two volumes,
this guide covers
everything needed to
prepare for and complete
a successful traverse
over this spectacular
ridge. Showcasing the
main traverse and the
other classic scrambles
in the area, both
volumes feature official
Harvey mapping, numbered
topos and corresponding
detailed route
description. The first
volume provides notes on
training, gear and
logistics, alongside 10
classic scrambles that
can be used as practice
routes for the traverse
of the whole ridge. This
volume also includes
in-depth route
description and advice
for completing the
traverse in winter. The
second volume focuses on
the traverse itself and
is the perfect booklet to
carry while attempting to
complete this renowned
scramble. Across ten
sections, it explains
step by step how to
tackle the ridge, as
well as providing easier
climbing alternatives
(Cuillin Ridge Light) for
the harde...
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A handy guidebook to
scrambling in the Dark
Peak and Roaches areas of
the Peak District.
Year-round graded
scrambling routes for all
abilities, including
classics such as
Wilderness Gully East and
Wildboar Clough. 41
scrambles with link
routes, variants and
extensions, from
scrambly walks to
difficult rock climbs and
winter ascents grade 1-3.
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The Coast to Coast walk,
popularised by
Wainwright, runs from St
Bees Head in Cumbria to
Robin Hoods Bay on
Yorkshires east coast. At
178 miles (300km), this
popular long-distance
walk can be easily walked
within a two-week
holiday. Third edition of
this successful guide.
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The second of the new
Northern Highlands
series, this guide
covers the spectacular An
Teallach and Fisherfield
Forest wilderness. The
area hosts some
tremendous remote rock
and winter climbing. The
more popular crags around
Poolewe and Gairloch are
also covered. This is the
first really
comprehensive climbing
guide to the area, and
features the usual SMC
crag diagrams, colour
photos and maps.
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This guidebook to walking
and trekking in Iceland
offers routes throughout
the country, including
the classic Laugavegur
Trail. With 100 days of
walking and multi-stage
treks there are routes
for all abilities, from
waymarked walks to
challenging glacier
crossings. Plus plenty of
information on public
transport, accommodation
and other facilities.
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A guide to help walkers
and climbers understand
weather in the UK
mountains. Develop the
skills to interpret
forecasts, understand
weather maps, and read
the weather so you can
make important decisions
about acitvities in the
hills. Illustrated with
weather maps and
satellite imagery.
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Nine of the most
picturesque cycling
routes through the
mountains of south-east
France. The seven
circuits, plus the
'Grand Traverse' from
Geneva to Nice, include
the 'classic' high passes
of the French Alps
(Galibier, Iseran,
Izoard, etc) as well as
routes in the pre-Alps
and Southern Jura.
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110 graded scramble
routes amongst the Lake
District's rocks, gills
and crags. Scrambling
(rougher walking routes
where you'll need to use
your hands) is becoming
increasingly popular,
and is a way of enjoying
the wilder Lakeland. This
guide covers Wasdale,
Ennerdale and Buttermere,
Borrowdale, Thirlmere,
Patterdale, Mardale and
Swindale.
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Aimed at beginners and
experienced sport
climbers. It covers all
the technical skills
needed to climb bolted
sport routes worldwide,
from short single-pitch
entry-grade routes,
through harder modern
test-pieces to classic
multi-pitch crag and
mountain routes.
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A look both serious and
humorous at what it takes
to do a long-distance or
challenge walk - plus
notes on planning and
undertaking 15 such
routes throughout the UK,
from the National Three
Peaks Challenge to the
Dartmoor Ten Tors route.
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This guide, aimed at
winter sports enthusiasts
and professionals, can
help you learn the skill
of avalanche prediction.
It will help you
understand and predict
avalanches, evaluate the
risks and reduce the
dangers. This practical,
pocket-sized guide is for
use on the mountain and
when planning a trip.
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Scotlands western Isles
have a magical quality.
This guide has 50 routes
throughout, including
Arran, Jura, Islay,
Colonsay, Mull, Coll,
Tiree, Muck, Eigg,
Rhum, Canna, Skye,
Barra, Beenbecula, the
Uists, Harris, St Kilda
and Lweis. Geographical
and historic information.
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A comprehensive new guide
on walking in Austria by
Kev Reynolds with 102
routes described,
suitable for a wide range
of abilities and some
classic hut-to-hut tours.
Set out in ten sections
by district across the
Eastern Alps, this book
includes full information
on public transport,
accommodation, gear
required and safety
issues, full details of
135 mountain huts and a
GermanEnglish glossary.
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30 multi-day backpacking
routes in northern
Scotlands highlands and
islands. Routes take
walkers along rugged
coastlines from the
Shetland Islands to the
Rough Bounds of Knoydart,
and across mountain
ridges from northern Skye
to Glen Affric. Routes of
2, 3 and 5 days.
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Eight one- or two-week
cycle tours selected to
offer cyclists of all
levels a taste of
France's diverse
landscapes and superb
scenery. Covering some of
the most picturesque
parts of Brittany,
Picardy, Alsace,
Auvergne/Languedoc,
Provence, Dordogne/Lot,
the Alps and the
Pyrenees.
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This guidebook has route
descriptions for 100 day
walks to suit alpine
walkers of all abilities,
with suggestions for
some hut-to-hut tours.
These routes take you
through breathtaking
scenery in the Maritime
Alps, Julian Alps, Gran
Paradiso, the Turnitzer
Alps, Bernese Oberland,
the Kitzbuheler Alps and
the Dolomites of South
Tirol.
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Walking guide by Mark
Richards covering 23
summits in the Southern
Fells of the English Lake
District, including a
wide range of ascents,
old and new, between
Wrynose and Hardknott
passes and Black Combe in
the south and Muncaster
in the west.
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A 1570km cycle route
along the Way of St James
pilgrim route from Le Puy
in France to Santiago de
Compostela in Spain. Uses
roads with a good surface
for touring cyclists,
and averages only 50km
per day. Also includes
routes from Santiago to
Finisterre and Padron.
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The Wye Valley Walk
follows the River Wye for
136 miles through the
beautiful and varied
landscape of the Welsh
borders. Typically taking
10 days to walk, the
route starts in Chepstow
and follows the Wye
valley to the slopes of
Plynlimon, Powys. The
Wye Valley Walk is a
perfect mix of river and
hill walking, suitable
for any reasonably fit
walker.
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The Coires surrounding
the Cairngorm plateau
offer magnificent summer
rock climbing, and are
transformed into a winter
climbing hotspot with the
first snows. Some of the
best mixed climbing in
Scotland is here, and
often comes into
condition early in the
season. Easy, classic
and extreme climbing is
described in detail in
this SMC guide, which
features great action
photos, crag diagrams,
route descriptions and a
hefty
geological/historical
section at the start.
Going beyond the Northern
Corries, this guide also
looks at the the Loch
Avon Basin, Ben Macdui
and Lochnagar.
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An essential guidebook
for anyone trekking the
scenic Stubai Alps, in
the Austria Tyrol. Two
multi-day hut to hut
hikes are described. The
Stubai Rucksack Route
links eight huts without
crossing glaciers or
difficult passes,
whereas the challenging
Stubai Glacier Tour
involves much glacier
work. Both treks easily
fit into a two week
holiday.
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As well as taking a fresh
look at the popular
Symonds Yat cliffs, the
guide includes the
central Forest of Dean
quarries and the
Cotswolds and a
supplement to the
Sandstone Outcrops of the
Forest of Dean. The book
is lavishly illustrated
with maps, detailed
photodiagrams for almost
every crag, and many
action photos.
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From the heights of the
Canadian Rockies to the
Pacific coast, British
Columbia contains a wide
range of peoples,
terrain and opportunities
for exploration. With 637
provincial parks, six
national parks, wide
regions of protected land
and age-old forests, the
routes are a mix of
longer mountain trails in
true wilderness and
shorter walks.
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Forget marginal gains:
Radical Gains is the
fascinating story, full
of stoke and snowsports,
of GB Park and Pipe. With
more than 180 images from
across the globe, and
contributions from the
best writers and
photographers in the
action sports industry,
it charts the rise of
Great Britain’s freeski
and freestyle
snowboarding team. From
the early days of British
skiing and snowboarding,
to the celebratory events
of Sochi and PyeongChang,
Radical Gains reveals
how GB Park and Pipe
became one of the most
respected snowsports
teams to date. Profits
from this title go to GB
Park and Pipe.
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The Alpine Pass Route
crosses Switzerland from
east to west from the
ancient town of Sargans
to Montreux on the shores
of Lake Geneva. Passing
through the quieter Alps
in the east to the
Bernese Oberland, it
covers some 325km of
mountain and valley and
crossed 16 passes with
almost 18, 000m of height
gain in fifteen stages.
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Guidebook to walking the
Munros in southern,
central and western
Highlands. Describes 69
challenging routes across
139 of the iconic 3000ft+
mountains covering areas
such as Glencoe, Bridge
of Orchy and Mull.
Includes routes up Ben
More, Ben Alder, Ben
Lomond and Ben Nevis,
the highest mountain in
the British Isles. Volume
1 of two guidebooks.
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This second part of a new
two-volume walking guide
to the Yorkshire Dales
offers 42 day routes and
suggestions for longer
treks in the north and
east of the National
Park, including the
Howgills, Mallerstang,
Nidderdale, Wensleydale,
Swaledale and Coverdale.
Each valley has a
character of its own and
this guide explores the
dales, hills and moors
among the most remarkable
limestone landscape in
the country.
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Picturesque 78 mile route
through the Yorkshire
Dales and the eastern
fringe of the Lake
District between Ilkley
and Bowness on
Windermere. The Dales Way
is one of the gentlest
multi-day walks in
Britain, and an
excellent introduction to
long-distance walking.
Route described in both
directions.
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The GR10 is one of a
number of official long
distance paths (Grandes
Randonnes) in France.
This classic long
distance walk across the
Pyrenees from the
Atlantic to the
Mediterranean takes about
50 days to complete but
the author divides it
into sections
conveniently tackled in a
fortnight's holiday,
with details of
accommodation and
transport.
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Glen Coe is one of the
UK's premier destinations
for summer rock and
winter ice and mixed
climbing, with wonderful
routes at all grades.
This SMC production has
some wonderful action
shots, clear route
descriptions, crag
diagrams and a hefty
geological/historical
section at the start. A
trip up Buachaille Etive
Mor could be followed by
a day at remote
Ardnamurchan, a set of
crags newly described in
this guide.
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A thorough exploration of
Bedfordshires lowland
landscapes, from chalk
downs near Dunstable to
clay country and marsh
and fenland in the east.
32 circular full- and
half-day walks for all
seasons along rivers and
higher ground, with
copious local-interest
information for both
visiting and local
explorers.
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Lancashire has a great
variety of landscape,
and this guide describes
40 walks along its rivers
and coastline, by its
woodlands, hills and
moors, and to its
villages and historic
sites. The walks, from 5
to 12 miles in length,
range from gentle strolls
to fell-top hikes.
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A half-and-half mix of
how to do it and why to
do it (or how not to do
it and why not to do it).
Accounts of bivvybag
nights and expeditions,
both nice and nasty,
alternate with practical
chapters on lightweight
kit. Finally a selection
of bivvybag expeditions.
Hilarious (and
informative) reading! An
updated second edition.
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The 80 varied walking
routes in this guidebook
cover 4 areas around the
island of Mallorca -
Pollenca and the north,
The Central Mountains,
Andratx and the south,
and the Serra de Llevant.
Explore Mallorca's
diverse terrain - from
rugged mountains to
remote valleys and
breathtaking cliff
coastlines.
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A guidebook of day walks
in the North Pennines
AONB, across Cumbria,
County Durham and
Northumberland in the
wildest, remotest parts
of northern England. 50
circular walks,
including gentle
riverside strolls and
rugged moorland walks
from 8km to 23km,
suitable for all
abilities and full
details of local
transport, accommodation
and tourist offices.
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The art of navigation
from first stages to GPS.
For everyone from the
complete novice to the
experienced hillwalker
needing technical
clarification.
explanations on the
different type of tools
available to help in
finding your way. Fully
illustrated with the
author's own photographs
and OS and other mapping.
Appendices outlining
further practice
techniques and useful
sources of information.
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Scotland's first sport
climbing guide is now in
its second edition. This
selected guide focusses
on routes up to a grade
of 7a+, which covers the
majority of Scotland's
1500 sport routes,
whilst including the
essential information for
harder climbs. The new
style second edition
features several recently
developed crags across
the country, including
in the popular Central
Belt, Aberdeenshire,
and the northern
Highlands.This
full-colour guide
graphically showcases
Scotland's sport climbs
and its landscapes. 1150
climbs are described in
full with 146
photographic colour-coded
topos, 66 detailed crag
maps, 48 action
photographs, and
informative icons. Crag
location QR barcodes
allow smartphone users to
simply scan the page for
instant mapping and
satnav directions. The
page layouts and new
pocket size format is
convenient both at the
crag and on the
move.Topher Dagg and
Sebastien Rider have
climbed extensively in
Scotland and further
afield. Whilst both
climbing and developing
sport crags in Scotland,
the authors realised the
need for a Scottish sport
climbing guide. Their aim
for a modern guide was
not simply to document
the country's sport
routes, but also
highlight Scotland's
spectacular countryside
and create a fun guide
that would appeal to both
established climbers and
those entering the sport.
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Wadi Rum is the worlds
leading desert climbing
and trekking area. Guide
has thorough visiting
information, plus an
extensive selection of
explorations, treks and
climbs both trad and
sport at all grades.
Includes all massifs in
Rum plus outlying areas.
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This SMC guide gives a
truly eclectic selection
of climbing, from the
sea cliffs of the Moray
Firth to the lower
mountain crags of Glen
Clova, and including the
Angus Quarries and a
hefty bouldering
selection. There are 65
line diagrams and maps,
along with inspiring
colour action photos.
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This practical guide will
help you get the most out
of your map and give you
the key skills to using
your compass. Its then
down to you. Practice
will make perfect, and
with that will come the
freedom and confidence to
enjoy our hills and
mountains.
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The second WIRED guide
from award winning FRCC
GUIDES includes detailed
coverage of all the
worthwhile 'sport'
climbing venues in the
Lake District together
with comprehensive and
updated information for
'trad' slate, including
the rad dry-tooling venue
- The Works. This new
guide includes the
limestone crags in the
South Lakes, including
the magnificent Chapel
Head Scar, the sandstone
at St Bees Head and Coudy
Rocks in Appleby plus the
recent developments on
micro-granite at the
immensely popular Bram
Crag Quarry and, of
course, all of the
slate. With state of the
art imagery from
professional
photographers including
David Simmonite, Keith
Sanders and Dom Bush the
book is lavish in
presentation and
inspirational in style. A
WIRED guide, this title
adds to the stylish,
best selling, award
winning series of guides
and is the second Wired
guide published by the
FRCC.
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North Wales Limestone:
The Definitive Guide
covers all of the
climbing along the North
Wales A55 coastal
corridor - from Benllech
in the west to The
Devil's Gorge (near Mold)
in the east, including
the popular Great and
Little Ormes of
Llandudno. The book
details nearly 1000 sport
routes and over 500 trad
routes in this varied
climbing area, including
the nationally
significant trad venue of
Craig y Forwyn.This
not-for-profit guidebook
has been written by a
team of local climbers
who all share a keen
interest in showcasing
the North Wales limestone
area with a much-needed
definitive guide. All
profits from sales will
be donated to the bolt
fund which has enabled
the high proportion of
routes in this area that
rely on fixed equipment
to be equipped with good
quality fixed gear - The
North Wales Bolt Fund.The
book features inspiring
action photos from
leading climbing
photographers,
full-colour photo topos
throughout, detailed
route descriptions and
approach maps, graded
list, environmental and
access information and a
historical section with
contributions from many
of the area's most
prolific pioneers.
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The 'Classic Haute Route'
the traverse between
Chamonix and Zermatt is
described in this guide,
which also brings
together a selection of
the finest high-level ski
tours in the Western Alps
in areas as diverse as
the ecrins, Vanoise,
Haute Maurienne, Gran
Paradiso, Mt Blanc,
Valais and Urner Alps.
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The Southern Upland Way
is Scotlands
Coast-to-Coast Walk. It
runs for 212 miles
(341km) from picturesque
Portpatrick on the west
coast across the Galloway
and Border Hills to
Cockburnspath on the
east. The route passes
through remote and
romantic country and
would fill a two-week
walking holiday.
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Outlines the 1935km (1200
mile) route from Lands
End to John OGroats,
concentrating on the
'missing links' between
the main long-distance
trails covered in other
guides. The route is
divided into 61 daily
stages averaging just
less than 32km (20
miles).
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The Picos de Europa is a
limestone range to the
north of the central
section of the Cordillera
Cantabrica, on Spains
Atlantic shore. With
background information
such as geology, flora,
fauna and history. The
routes have been divided
into two main groups:
valley based routes and
mountain routes, of all
grades.
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This is the new version
of Lake District Rock,
covering the best that
Lakeland has to offer the
climber. This publication
replaces the best-selling
2003 guide as the guide
of choice for visiting
climbers. Jointly
published with WIRED
guides - a collaboration
of not-for-profit
publishers including the
FRCC, BMC, SMC, CC and
YMC - this guide from the
Fell & Rock Climbing Club
guidebook team is the
first of an exciting new
series that will cover
the whole of Britain.
Lake District Rock
contains over 1, 500
climbs on 85 crags and
features clear maps,
crisp photodiagram
coverage for every crag
and sensational images.
The banners and sidebar
reflect the familiar FRCC
colours making it easy to
find each section. Dow,
Coppermines & Slate,
Duddon & Eskdale and
Borrowdale - receive the
'modern' treatment and
Bramcrag Quarry has a
complete makeover with
all of the recent
developments featured.
This is an inspirational
selected guidebook, from
the authority on Lakeland
rock climbing. The
Fell...
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25 great backpacker's
routes throughout
northern england from the
Dales and Forest of
Bowland, in the Lakes
and Pennines and up to
the Cheviots on Scottish
border. Tough if done in
one day, but good
two-day outings in remote
spots.
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The Coast to Coast walk,
popularised by
Wainwright, runs from St
Bees Head in Cumbria to
Robin Hood's Bay on
Yorkshire's east coast.
At 178 miles (300km),
this popular
long-distance walk can be
easily walked within a
two-week holiday. Third
edition of this
successful guide.
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The 6th edition of the
Llanberis guide
incorporates over 50 new
routes and revised
descriptions of many old
classics. From the
bouldering hotspot of the
Gromlech boulders to
testpieces like Trauma on
Dinas Mot, this guide
has it all. In full
colour, with great photo
topos, approach
descriptions, action
shots, graded lists and
historical info. An
absolute must-buy for
your next trip to North
Wales.
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The 71-mile Ribble Way
traces the full length of
the Ribble valley and
leads walkers through
some of the finest
scenery in northwest
England. Route described
from the estuary mouth,
near Preston, to the
rivers source on Cam Fell
in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Guidebook to 50 walks in
seven regions throughout
the North York Moors
National Park, enabling
walkers to discover the
Tabular Hills, Hambleton
Hills, Cleveland Hills,
Northern Moors, High
Moors, Eastern Moors and
Cleveland Coast. The
classic Lyke Wake Walk
(65km) is also described,
split over a four-day
period.
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This is the first
definitive sport climbing
guide for Scotland,
written by 18 of the
leading Scottish sport
climbers for the SMC. The
guidebook includes 1300
routes, from grades 3 to
9a spread across over 100
crags from the Central
Belt to Shetland and
Arisaig to Aberdeen. It
is lavishly illustrated
with action photos for
each main crag,
easy-to-use maps and
photo diagrams, and a
colour-coded route
grading system. The guide
covers sport climbing as
well all Scotland's
world-class 'dry tooling'
routes. The landscape
format is designed to lay
open at the crags, and
the cover flaps contain
useful reference
information for those new
to sport climbing as well
as climbers visiting from
other countries. Sport
climbing has a wider
audience than traditional
climbing; with quick
drying accessible crags,
it suits the busy modern
climber and the
family-friendly climbing
day. Andy Nisbet,
coordinating author of
the guidebook, is better
known for his wide
ranging first ascents of
traditional w...
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Walking guide by Mark
Richards covering 22
summits in the
Mid-Western Fells of the
English Lake District,
including a variety of
ascents, old and new,
in the triangle between
Great Langdale,
Borrowdale and Wasdale,
all presented with the
authors inimitable
passion and flair.
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This guide describes some
of the best scrambles and
easy rock climbs to be
found in Scotland
(excepting Skye and the
Northern Highlands which
are described in separate
SMC guides). It covers
the Cairngorms, Ben
Nevis and Glen Coe, as
well as the islands of
Rum, Mull and Arran. All
kinds of outings are
described; from short
routes on the gabbro
crags of Ardnamurchan to
major undertakings on the
ridges of Ben Nevis. A
number of the outings are
described for the very
first time. Highland
Scrambles South completes
the Scottish
Mountaineering Club's
three volume coverage of
scrambling and easy
climbs among the
Highlands and Islands of
Scotland. The guide
describes 215 routes in
The Cairngorms,
Lochnagar, Ben Nevis &
The Mamores, Glen Coe &
Glen Etive, Knoydart,
Ardgour & Ardnamurchan,
Creag Meagaidh & Ben
Alder, Southern
Highlands, Southern
Uplands and on the
islands of Mull, Rum and
Arran.
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Walking in the Cotswolds
describes 30 circular
walks set throughout the
idyllic Cotswolds in
southern England. 14 of
the walks include parts
of the Cotswold Way
National Trail. The
Cotswolds AONB has hills,
woodlands and secret
valleys, with plenty of
remoteness, wilderness
and epic views that show
there is real hill
walking country to be
found.
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Guidebook to 25 walks in
the Forest of Dean,
between the Severn and
Wye, from 4-mile routes
to all-day sections of
long-distance trails such
as the Offa's Dyke Path
and Gloucestershire Way,
this guide is ideal for
exploring the forest and
its history and includes
the information needed
for walkers of all
abilities to explore this
ancient area.
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40 routes in the Chamonix
Valley, Italy and
Switzerland. Guidebook to
exploring the classic
trail running regions
around the Mont Blanc
massif, visiting France,
Switzerland and Italy.
40 runs are graded by
terrain, from wide
trails to technical
skyrunning, with
information on
ascent/descent and
distance. Includes the
168km ultra-trail of Mont
Blanc as well as shorter
day runs.
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33 contrasting walks in
central Scotlands Ochils,
Campsie fells and Lomond
hills. Despite their
proximity to Edinburgh,
Glasgow and Perth, these
three ranges remain a
remarkably uncrowded
wilderness area. Offer a
mixture of moorland
peaks, steep-sided
glens, fast-flowing
burns and lush woodland
in a single days outing.
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This guidebook contains
52 day walks in Torridon,
a remote and much-loved
area of the Scottish
Highlands. Based around
Shieldaig and Slioch,
the routes are split into
3 sections: easy walks,
long and high level walks
and mountain ascents over
2000ft including 9
Munros, and 5 outline
suggestions for major
ridge walks.
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A guidebook to 25 walks
in London's green spaces
and nature reserves,
covering both the city
centre and Greater London
area. Taking in woods and
forests, parks and
heaths, canals and
rivers, the guide
includes a wealth of
information about some of
the species you might
encounter as well as the
history and conservation
of these areas.
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