Camping trips are adventures just waiting to be enjoyed, whatever your age, whatever your outdoor pursuits a great way of stripping away the complexities of life & enjoying your own thoughts or sharing time with others. Lightweight Camping aims to help all such adventurers make the most of a comfortable, independent, mobile life under canvas, offering a seasoned camper's tips & tricks for, & tales about, having a great time without loads of costly gear. Whether travelling by bike, canoe, on foot or by car, camping offers flexibility, freedom & fun. This book explores the many varieties of lightweight tent life & travel including all the skills required & the essential equipment. Author John Traynor has distilled a lifetime of camping, from surviving childhood camping trips in the valleys of South Wales to international expeditions, into this unique book, packed with inspiration as well as practical advice. ...

A guide to all methods of navigation from map & compass to GPS. Having the skills of navigation at your disposal is a liberating experience. Getting away from the crowds, inventing your own routes, discovering new areas, & perhaps most importantly having the confidence to navigate by yourself, will all make your outdoor experience more enjoyable. This comprehensive guide to navigation is aimed at giving you the incentive, the skills & the tools to do this. With the author's anecdotes & handy hints close by, those new to using the map & compass, & those who have already mastered navigational skills, will find this guide inspiration enough to get 'out there' & experience the outdoors safely while still having fun. ...

The Munros Vol 1
- Southern, Central & Western Highlands This first volume of a two-part series of guides to the Munros covers
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The Munros Vol 2
- Northern Highlands & the Cairngorms This second volume of a two-part series of guides to the Munros details
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Guide to Pyrenean Haute Route HRP trek through France & Spain The Pyrenean Haute Route is probably the most beautiful, spectacular & challenging walk in the Pyrenees, & has become one of the classic walks in Europe. Unlike the GR10 & GR11 the Haute Route crosses the French-Spanish border many times, exploring both sides of the mountain range & staying as close as possible to the main ridge of the Pyrenees. As a result the Haute Route leads the trekker through landscapes of immense variety & impeccable beauty. The second edition of this guide is fully updated, with three minor changes to the route, which is described in five sections: through the Basque territory (9 days); highlights of the Parc National (7 days); Gavarnie to Salardu (9 days); Salardu to l' Hospitalet-prs-l' Andorre (10 days); & through the Eastern Pyrenees (10 days). 800km of spectacular & challenging trekking through the highest & best of the Pyrenees the unwaymarked route described in 45 day stages, now with 500 GPS waymarks to help with route-finding practical information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels & campsites variant routes to avoid the trickier sections & ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits for days off! ...

Scrambles in Snowdonia contains over 60 scrambling routes in Snowdonia, North Wales. All the routes described in this guidebook lie within the northern half of the Snowdonia National Park, where the most rugged mountains are found. Good scrambling in the southern half of Snowdonia is scarce, the rock here being typically loose or vegetated. Northern Snowdonia naturally divides into four regions. From north to south these are the Carneddau, the Glyders, the Snowdon group & Eifionydd. The best scrambles in Snowdonia will be found in the Glyders, with the large majority concentrated on Tryfan, Glyder Fach & Glyder Fawr. The Snowdon group also boasts many excellent routes, whereas the Carneddau & the Eifionydd regions provide only a handful. The choice of routes is, by necessity & design, a selective one. All the best scrambles are included, though for the sake of a broader coverage some mediocre ones in the Glyders & Snowdon group have been omitted in favour of even poorer ones in the Carneddau & Eifionydd. The range of difficulty included in this guidebook extends from scrambly walks to the boundaries of proper rock climbing. Average fitness & a head for heights will suffice at one end of the scale, whereas nothing short of mountaineer's skill & daring will do at the other. Some routes fit neither category: scrambling over loose rock & up dripping, vegetated gullies seems to require a special cunning, for which neither hill walking nor rock climbing provides adequate preparation. ...

The second of a two-volume set of guides to scrambles in the Lake District. The set are based on ' Scrambles in the Lake District' & ' More Scrambles in the Lake District', two of the original scrambling guides to the Lake District by one of Britain's best-known climbers. Continually reprinted for 20 years these guides have now been fully updated & merged into two definitive guides, for southern & northern Lakes. (For details of ' Scrambles in the Lake District South', see below.) The Lake District's rich mix of rocks, gills & crags offers the scrambler a complex variety of routes, often well removed from the beaten track. Scrambling
- ascending rock that is not usually difficult or steep enough to warrant the term 'rock climbing'
- means you often hardly touch a path & rarely see other people at close quarters. This is a way of getting back to a wilder Lakeland & enjoying the freedom of rough mountain country.

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The first of a two-volume set of guides to scrambles in the Lake District. The set are based on ' Scrambles in the Lake District' & ' More Scrambles in the Lake District', two of the original scrambling guides to the Lake District by one of Britain's best-known climbers. Continually reprinted for 20 years these guides have now been fully updated & merged into two definitive guides, for southern & northern Lakes. (For details of ' Scrambles in the Lake District North', see below.) The Lake District's rich mix of rocks, gills & crags offers the scrambler a complex variety of routes, often well removed from the beaten track. Scrambling
- ascending rock that is not usually difficult or steep enough to warrant the term 'rock climbing'
- means you often hardly touch a path & rarely see other people at close quarters. This is a way of getting back to a wilder Lakeland & enjoying the freedom of rough mountain country.

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Who could resist a good ridge? Stony tightropes stringing the peaks, gap-toothed like jawbones, chiselled crests spearing out of sea surge or corrie shadow these are the stuff of climbing dreams. This book complements Cicerone's popular Scotland's Mountain Ridges, describing & celebrating the best routes of this type across the rest of Britain & Irel&, & bringing them all together in one place for the first time. Ranging from balmy (and occasionally barmy) seaside trips & roadside quick fixes to strenuous snowy days in the high hills, the selection described here reflects the diversity of mountaineering & traditional climbing in our islands, & the dazzling patchwork of contrasting landscapes in which these adventures can be enjoyed. There's a new adventure for everyone here scrambling beginners & experienced climbers alike. ...

The Tour of Mont Blanc is one of the best
- if not the best
- of the world's classic walks. It circumnavigates the Mont Blanc

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