BRITAIN`S GREATEST CLIMBER.` He is the David Attenborough of mountaineering... Bonington`s most personal memoir yet.` The Times.` This is a compelling tale of fortitude & endurance.`
- The Sunday Times Sir Chris Bonington memoir Ascent will chart not only his many triumphs in the climbing world
- such as the Eiger, & the Himalaya
- but also the struggles he has faced in his life bringing up a family, & maintaining a successful & loving marriage over the decades of travelling the world to conquer mountains. He has undertaken nineteen Himalayan expeditions, including four to Mount Everest which he climbed in 1985 at the age of fifty, & has made many first ascents in the Alps & greater ranges of the world. Along the way we will be fascinated by his many daring climbs, near-death adventures, & the many luminaries of the mountain fraternity he has climbed with, & in some cases
- witness their deaths on the rock. The mercurial Dougal Haston; the legendary-tough Don Whillans, the philosopher of the rock Stephen Venables, & the enigmatic Doug Scott, plus many more
- this will be an expert`s opinion on the past sixty years of British/ world mountaineering. In Ascent Chris also discusses his first wife (Wendy) who tragically passed away after a long battle with motor neuron disease
- his many years of caring for her, & then in his twilight years deciding to return to an iconic climb from his past
- The Old Man of Hoy
- to summit at the age of 80 years of age. He has now also found love again amidst the sadness & grief. It is a truly inspirational tale. Ascent will be a memoir like no other. Not only a cerebral narrative on what it takes to conquer fear, & learn/ develop the technical skills necessary to climb the world`s greatest peaks; what it is like to survive in places no human being can ultimately reside in for longer than a few months at very high altitude, but also how one overcomes emotional obstacles, too, & rediscover what drives us on to happiness.







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The Ascent of Rum Doodle is an outrageously funny spoof about the ascent of a 40, 000-&-a-half-foot peak & has been a cult favourite since its publication in 1956. Led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men including Dr Prone (constantly ill); Jungle the route finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly arguing) & 3, 000 Yogistani porters, set out to conquer the highest peak in the Himalayas. ...

Maps in this series feature extensive overprint highlighting local & long-distance footpaths & cycle routes, including King Ludwig Way or different variants of the Way of St James, indicating their waymarking. Symbols highlight different types of accommodation (campsites, youth hostels, refuges, etc), sport & recreational facilities, various places of interest, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Ascoli Piceno Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is now published with digital cartography. ...

The new Supertrail Maps show the best singletrails in Europe’s hottest mountain bike spots. These unique topographic maps make the knowledge of locals available to other mountain bikers. Consistent difficulty rating & useful additional information prevent the user from critical situations on the trails. The best singletrails in the best mountain bike spots throughout Europe
- this is the convincing formula of the brand new Supertrail Maps. For the first time ever, these unique topographic maps make the knowledge of locals available to others. All the trails on a map have been biked & rated in five difficulty levels for up- & downhill separately by specially trained authors. This consistent rating facilitates tour planning & spares a user from getting into sketchy situations on the trails. In addition to the difficulty rating, extraordinary nice trails are marked with a «highlight»-pictogram. The maps in a scale of 1:50 000 show all information required for tour planning & orienting oneself on the trails, such as: difficulty, highlight-trails, mountain railways with mountain bike transport, mountain bike shuttles, dangerous falls, restaurants, bike shops, emergency numbers & touristic infopoints. Thanks to the especially chosen map section, one map covers the whole area. The Supertrail Maps are printed on tear- & waterproof foil which makes them very sturdy. On the back of any map, additional information about the area & the use of a Supertrail Map are presented in two languages. Folded

Dimensions of 10x 15cm allow the map to fit into any pocket without squeezing.


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The Ash Hiking Staff by Classic Canes is a practical walking stick suitable for everyday use in the countryside. Fitted with a Combi-spike ferrule (a rubber ferrule fitted over a spiked one so that the stick may be used on hard & soft ground) & leather wrist strap. Overall height 120cm (47). Produced using the coppicing method, these sticks are formed from the shoot that grows when the upper part of a young ash tree is removed. They are grown in the woodland of the manufacturer, Classic Canes, in Somerset, Engl&. ...

Ashbourne in 1920 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided. The main map covers the area west of the town, from St Oswald`s church westward to part of Mayfield, including the Hanging Bridge & Gallowstree Hill. Features include Hangingbridge, Ashbourne Workhouse, railway with engine shed, Nestle`s Condensed Milk Factory, cemetery, etc. On the reverse is a good section of the adjacent sheet 43.02 which covers the town itself. Features here include Church Street, Compton Street, station, Compton, Ashbourne Hall, Market Place, St John`s church, Dove House, The Leys, corset factory, Keeperleys Farm, Spitalhill, cattle market etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Ashbourne, Cheadle & District in 1895 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. The map covers an area from Dilhorne eastward to Hollington, & from Grindon southward to Royleston. Features include the Churnet Valley with its railway & the Ashbourne Branch Railway. Other locations covered include: in DERBYSHIRE Alkmonton, Atlow, Ballidon, Boyleston, Bradbourne, Bradley, Brassington, Carsington, Clifton, Edlaston & Wyaston, Fenny Bentley, Great Cubley, Hognaston, Hull&, Kniveton, Longford, Mapleton, Marston Montgomery, Norbury & Roston, Offcote & Underwood, Osleston & Thurvaston, Osmaston, Parwich, Rodsley, Shirley, Snelston, Sturston, Thorpe, Tissington & Yeaveley; plus in STAFFORDSHIRE Alton, Bradley in the Moors, Caldon, Checkley, Cheddleton, Consall, Denstone, Draycott in the Moors, Ellastone, Ilam, Ipstones, Kingsley, Mayfield, Okeover, Stanton, Waterfall & Wootton. On the reverse is a detailed map of the village of Rocester with a directory About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1902 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map is double-sided. The main map covers the centre & southern part of the town. Features include Main Street, St Helen's church, Midland Railway with station, Royal Hotel, Ivanhoe Baths, Holy Trinity church, Rotherwood, Hungerford House, castle ruins, Highfields, etc. On the reverse is a portion of the adjacent sheet 16.09, extending coverage north to include Workhouse, Castle Soap Works, Holywell Roller Flour Mills, Gas Works etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...

Ashby-de-la-Zouch in 1902 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided; the main map covers the centre & the southern part of the town. Features include Main Street, St Helen`s church, Midland Railway with station, Royal Hotel, Ivanhoe Baths, Holy Trinity church, Rotherwood, Hungerford House, castle ruins, Highfields, etc. On the reverse is a portion of the adjacent sheet 16.09, extending coverage north to include Workhouse, Castle Soap Works, Holywell Roller Flour Mills, Gas Works, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...