One in the popular Lake District: Top 10 Walks series of pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by experts. This attractive & cleverly structured guide gives walkers ten of the finest ridge walks in the Lake District National Park in a popular format. With clear information, large scale Ordnance Survey maps, eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, & interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides set a new standard in clarity & ease-of-use. Routes include: Fairfield Horseshoe, Kentmere Horseshoe, Deepdale Horseshoe, High Stile ridge, Coledale Horseshoe, Little Dale Round, High Street by Rough Crag, Mosedale Horseshoe, Striding & Swirral Edges & Blencathra`s ridges. ...

Ridges of Engl&, Wales & Ireland is a Cicerone guide designed to accompany Scotland's Mountain Ridges, describing & celebrating the best routes of their type across the rest of Britain & Irel&, & bringing them all together in one place for the first time. 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 quilt of contrasting landscapes in which these adventures can be enjoyed. Within the broad scope of the ridges theme there's something special for everyone, scrambling beginners & hardened climbers alike. The guide contains routes suitable for climbers, scramblers & walkers. ...

On previous journeys through Britain, David Mc Kie headed for places he had heard of & was eager to see. But how true, how representative a picture of the country could that provide? What, he wondered, might happen if he let chance dictate his itinerary? Mc Kie decides to travel only where he was taken by buses with the number 94, stopping off along the way to visit often unexpected places. Chance also takes the form of unexpected encounters at the bus stop or stumbling across some fascinating slice of local history in a country churchyard. Eschewing such simplistic generalisations as the `north-south divide`, he nonetheless finds themes emerging: Why do some communities thrive & grow while others seem set on a course of inevitable decline
- sometimes even communities living cheek by jowl? What kind of urban landscape have we inherited from the post-war planners, whose best intentions too often took little account of how people actually want to live? & how much are our opportunities & expectations shaped by the communities we are born into? These buses will take David Mc Kie across the idyllic Isle of Mull (where the driver pauses to let him drink in the view), to the furthest reaches of Cornwall (`in Engl&, but certainly not of England`), through the post-industrial landscape of Middlesbrough, & to a whole host of places, some privileged, some bereft, some in between. On this journey readers will discover unfamiliar places for the first time & see familiar places through fresh eyes.
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” Riding the Himalayas” is a unique travelogue of a Himalayan odyssey, a car-trek starting from the Siachin Glacier across the entire Himalayas (Kashmir, Ladakh, Garhwal, Kumaon, Nepal, Bhulan & Sikkim) right up to Kibitho, the easternmost point of the Himalayas. This team of car rallyists (mostly ladies), wildlife experts & photographers went through mountain deserts, tropical forests & the highest motorable road on the planet. The adventures were remarkable-a horrendous rock-fall in Uttarkashi, a riot in Badrinath, Pakistani guns opening up near Kargil, & river crossings with Scorpios hitched precariously on country boats. This well-researched text gives a bird`s-eye view of the history of remote regions, monasteries & temples, & vivid accounts of game sanctuaries. Keki N. Daruwalla has burrowed into nineteenth-century chronicles & provides glimpses of what life was like in the mountains then. Both, Keki N. Daruwalla, the author, & Ashok Dilwali, one of the finest photographers of India, are mountain lovers.” Riding the Himalayas” has been written in memorable & luminous prose, paralleled by some of the finest photographs of the Himalayas. ...

Adrift in a life without risk or surprise & with a burning desire to make some sense of his place in the world, Alastair Vere Nicoll dived into the unknown. Leaving the security of friends, work & a wife, he joined a team of young men to harness the katabatic winds & haul & kite-surf across Antarctica: the coldest, windiest, most violent continent on earth. For Alastair, Antarctica was a land of legend & mystery, the ultimate test of strength, endurance & bravery; a place where he might feed his restlessness & find meaning in the emptiness. Not since Shackleton had nearly perished attempting the same thing in his Endurance expedition had such a crossing been attempted. This is the story of the first West to East traverse of the continent of Antarctica & of a race against time as Alastair fought to get home for the birth of his first child. Told with honesty & wisdom & adorned with some bewitching descriptions of Antarctica, ” Riding the Ice Wind” is a compelling & subtly important book for our times. ...

” The right-hand point at Jeffreys Bay is one of the surfing world`s most exciting finds, & from the age of twelve it had been my life`s purpose to surf there.” J-Bay, South Africa has the fantasy, the almost mythical waves every surfer dreams of riding once in their lifetime. But Tom wouldn`t go until he was ready. He would seek out surf-spots from the virgin reef-breaks of the Outer Orkneys to the temple point-breaks of Indonesia, from the beautiful beaches of France to the wilds of Sri Lanka, on his quest to ride the waves of his dreams. Get on the road, get stoked, & get in the water. ...

Inspired by Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Simon Casson & Richard Adamson follow on horseback the trail of their boyhood heroes. They ride 2, 000 miles through America’s toughest & most treacherous terrain, crossing deserts, mountains, canyons & the high-plains of the Old West. They have to endure harsh conditions & cope with natural hazards & in so doing bring the exciting & violent lives of the Wild Bunch vividly to life. This dramatic, inspiring adventure provides an insight into America s past & present. ...

Set sail on the high seas with the Riding The Waves sky hook. Sitting atop the sky hook is a beautiful sailboat while the metal stand features elaborate wave designs in vibrant blues, depicting the beauty of the ocean. When gently pushed by its handle, the sky hook will rock back & forth, showing the motion of the sailboat between the waves making it a beautiful decor accent for any shelf, mantle, or windowsill. 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 ...

Riding with Ghosts is Gwen Maka’s adventurous 7, 500 miles journey cycling across western America, from Seattle to Mexico & beyond, from the American West’s deserts & vanished Indian trails to the snowy peaks of the Rocky Mountains, Mexico’s Baja coast & to Central America. With a nicely balanced mix of beautiful descriptions & entertaining narrative, the author candidly but humorously shares the challenges & setbacks of the trip, while vividly picturing the astonishing landscape, & poignantly recalling the haunting West’s pioneering past & the people who shaped its history. This is a beautifully written account of a true adventurous & spontaneous woman cycling solo, whose passion for the history & the land she rides across transpires throughout the pages, making this book a marvellous & rich read. ...

A dark love story set in the Swinging Sixties SUMMER, 1962. Twenty-year-old Vivien Epstein, a Jewish hairdresser from Manchester, arrives in London following the death of her father. She has travelled to the city to make a new start, & quickly finds herself swept up in a city buzzing with life. Landing a job at Oscar`s salon, she thrives amid the vibrant cafe culture of Soho & the warm camaraderie of the other hairdressers. But beneath the surface, Vivien is desperate to find Jack Fox, a man she had a brief but intense romance with some months before. Her search leads to confront the dark resurgence of fascism, countered by the Jewish community in street battles around Ridley Road in the East End of London. Amid the growing tensions, can her love survive? `A tale of love & morality set in the dark side of the Swinging Sixties` The Lady ` Convincingly evocative of an exciting era` Daily Mail ...