Backcountry Skiing is a practical & comprehensive skills guide for skiers, including guidance for ski touring & ski mountaineering. The guide is written by a team of ski mountaineering experts who provide expert guidance on traditional mountaineering skills in high-Alpine environments. Individual chapters are dedicated to Gear & Equipment, Decision-Making in Avalanche Terrain, Navigation, Uphill Movement (“skinning”), Transitions, Ski Mountaineering Techniques, Downhill skiing techniques, Taking Care of Yourself & the Mountains, the Mountain Environment & Rescue Techniques & Emergency Preparedness. Each chapter provides detailed advice, guidance & recommendations on a comprehensive range of subjects & is often accompanied by diagrams & black & white photographs to illustrate the skills described in the text. The guide provides for both intermediate & advanced techniques for ski touring & mountaineering, including skills for mastering uphill travel & information on constructing emergency shelters & sleds. A resources appendix also lists contact details & other information for a range of ski & mountain based organisations such as avalanche centres, avalanche & weather publications, climbing & mountaineering, technical specifications & the mechanics of climbing, navigation, training & nutrition, wilderness first aid, emergency phone numbers & other relevant Alpine organisations. ...

Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


...

Backgammon Tray for playing or just to be used as a tray. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

This edition of The Backlands is a fresh translation of Euclide da Cunha's work Os Sertoes, a non-fictional account of the War of Canudos in Brazil during the 1890s. The deadliest civil war in Brazilian history, the conflict was between the Brazilian government & a rebellious village of 30, 000 Canudos living in the northeastern state of Bahia, led by Antonio Conselheiro, a religious zealot. Far from being simply an objective journalistic account, Da Cunha's story shows both the significance of this event & the complexities of Brazilian society. ...

Tansy has to escape from her London life. She`s desperate to get away from her media job, her coke habit, her dead mother & her selfish boyfriend. But she finds travelling through Asia more smelly than romantic &, besides, she`s missing her boyfriend. However, she is determined not to give in, give up or go home. As she travels further east she begins to enjoy her journey
- until murder starts to follow her & the trip becomes much more adventurous than she had anticipated.
...

A fantastic pocket-sized game for 2 to 6 players, & just like travelling, it’s fun, exciting, fast changing & very addictive. Experience all the fun & unpredictability of travelling the world, as you try to outwit your opponents to be the player who returns home with the most photos. Visit different countries, enjoy beaches, trekking, wildlife & culture, meet other travellers & get good & bad advice, whilst trying to avoid getting sick or missing your plane. No two games are ever the same. Play at home, on your next holiday & beyond. This game is essential for anyone who loves foreign travel as it’s the only game about travelling the world that’s small enough to take with you. ...

Backpacker Magazine`s The Complete Guide to Backpacking combines & distills the most useful & relevant skills necessary for backpacking in one easy to use guide, from the most respected authority on backpacking- Backpacker magazine. From detailed descriptions of what to pack & how to pack it, to navigation & campsite cooking, to managing outdoor hazards & more, The Complete Guide to Backpacking is the definitive resource for Backpacking-related know-how. ...

Detailed route descriptions for ten hikes, each taking between 2 & 4 days, that lead you away from the crowds & towards some of the most spectacular natural features of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu & Kauai. From the lunar landscapes that surround the many active volcanoes to the lush green valleys & beaches that make the islands so popular, the hikes detailed reflect the diversity of these islands. Black & white contoured maps, based upon USGS 1:50, 000 sheets, accompany the descriptions & some colour photographs are also included. ...

Graham Uney’s Cicerone guide to Backpacker’s Britain
- Northern Scotland is the 3rd volume of the series & covers some of the best
...

Long-term friends Simon Calder & Mick Webb have been travelling together since 1998 & in Backpacks, Boots & Baguettes, they explore the High Passes of the Pyrenees. A full day`s hike from any trappings of civilisation, it is no place for a human to be
- unless you are searching for the time of your life. This is the roof of a mountain range that stretches from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean coasts, & provides some of the most breathtakingly beautiful landscape to be found in Europe. Together, Calder & Webb step out to conquer the roof of the Pyrenees, following the time honoured tradition of walking the GR10, the preferred route of the French Ramblers` Federation. Testing a hiker`s emotional resilience as keenly as his walking boots, the GR10 is not for the faint-hearted. With their backpacks, boots & baguettes, they explore the region: meeting the people, savouring the views & the wines
- & arguing about how best to cope with the constant surprises & challenges of these most magnificent mountains.

...