The only comprehensive snowboard guide to mountains of Western Europe, compiled specifically for snowboarders by a collection of Europe's leading riders & personalities. Over 80 resorts are described in detail, giving essential information on everything from the deepest powder runs to the best night out. ...

Snowfinder guides are just a little larger than your mobile phone or iPod, & are like having a local ski guide in your pocket. They contain piste maps & useful comments on individual runs enhanced by beautiful pictures by some of the worlds best winter sports photographers. ...

Guidebook for walking the South Downs Way long-distance path that leads the walker along the 100 miles (160km) between Eastbourne & Winchester, high on the escarpment, exploring the Sussex Downs & East Hampshire Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Details of the walk split into 12 daily stages, described in both directions. ...

Sport Climbing + represents a watershed in the genre of instructional books for climbers. It comes from a coaching perspective ad is packed with inspirational photos, humorous illustrations & two lifetime's worth of learning how to succeed at the toughest of all sports. Sport Climbing + has been written by two of the leading sport climbers in the country. Sport climbing + takes a practical approach, focussing on the improvements climbers can make immediately, without embarking on lengthy training programs. Written in a highly accessible, jargon-free style, this book is as beneficial to the novice indoor climber wanting to get on rock as it is to the experienced climber wanting to move onto the next level. ...

This is a new, updated edition of Bruce Tremper's acclaimed book, now in its second edition & sixth reprint
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Born in the foothills close to the Himalaya Steve Berry had from an early age an urge to become a traveller, an adventurer, an explorer, & until the age of 38 years he tried hard to satisfy two opposing forces. Half of him wanted to find a satisfactory career path while the other half wanted to be free & specifically explore the Himalaya. In the end he found a compromise to satisfy both needs. In 1987 with his climbing friend Steve Bell he founded Himalayan Kingdoms, a travel company specializing in trekking & expedition holidays. This book is a collection of stories from his early expeditions to the Himalaya prior to 1987. There are tales of encounters with bears, escapes from avalanches, summit successes & failures, love stories, mystical connections, Himalayan storms, near death accidents, raw travel across the Indian sub continent, & grapples with bureaucracy. It is told warts & all. It starts with tales of youthful naivety in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, progresses to what Steve describes as his best ever adventure, the first British ascent of Nun, 7, 135m/23, 410ft, in Kashmir, & finishes with the truth of what happened on the failed attempt to climb Bhutan's highest peak, Gangkar Punsum, 7550m/24, 770ft. Of Straight Up Steve says, I just really wanted people to enjoy reading of our adventures the way they were. ...

Symonds Yat & Huntsham Crags in the Forest of Dean are covered by the Climbers Club for the first time in this modestly priced hardback. The mainly single-pitch routes on the Yat's limestone & on Huntsham's strange sandstone are described with the aid of 9 maps & 8 action photos. ...

A comprehensive guide to the classic routes on the 400m peaks of the European Alps. An Alpine Club guide compiled by IFMGA Mountain Guide Martin Moran. The 4000m Peaks of the Alps provides a practical companion guide to the Alpine 4000ers with detailed description of every worthwhile route from Facile (F) to Difficile (sup) (D+/TD-). As well as the 50 major mountains, every significant subsidiary top is visited by one or more route. In total over 230 routes are described, ranging from beginners' climbs on the Breithorn & Allalinhorn to magnificent grandes courses like the Peuterey Ridge of Mont Blanc. In addition the valley bases, huts & hut approaches are described in detail, so that mountaineers can plan & execute their 4000m campaign without need to refer to any other texts. The guidebook builds on the Alpine Club's long & distinquished pedigree of publishing regional guides to the Alps. Martin Moran brings his climbing passion & experience to add an inspirational flavour to the peak portraits & route descriptions ...