The Cordee guide to Midges In Scotland is both humerous & insightful. Detailing the history of the midge & then most importantly, it also

Includes:: a section on remedies & repellents, so locals & visitors alike can enjoy the pleasures of Scotland without the pain; unfortunately this wee book will do nothing for your appearance when wearing an anti-midge head-net.

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After three previous editions & a number of reprints, Mountain Navigation has now sold over 28, 000 copies. This fourth edition is proof that Mountain Navigation has become THE reference book for those who wish to learn to find their way around in the mountain or hill country ...

The book delivers an interactive learning style that enables a broad selection of users to relate to its content, & will become invaluable for both instructors & enthusiasts. The techniques, methods, & tips described & illustrated have derived from the authors' own experiences of delivering quality instruction at the highest level, & from studying & discussing good working practices from a broad range of other active top level practitioners. ...

This illustrated book is the first to introduce the reader
- climbers & non-climbers alike
- to the numerous mountain ranges,

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Part of a series of pocket sized handbooks which are a unique guide for anyone heading into the hills & mountains of the world. This mountaineering guide covers topics such as where to go & how to get sponsorship, how to obtain grants, dangerous animals (!), general safety information & survival tactics. ...

Navigation for Walkers is an easy to follow instruction book on how to fully understand & use maps, & the freedom this gives to navigate & complete any walk in the British countryside. Profusely illustrated in colour with 50 linked pairs of landscape photographs together with their exact map extract alongside. If you are at all apprehensive about taking the first steps exploring the countryside around you, then ' Navigation for Walkers' will certainly start you on the right path to aquiring the skills to navigate & complete any walk in Britain. Only with a good understanding of maps & by using them correctly can any walker truly experience the quiet exhilaration & freedom of walking centuries old paths, bridle & green lanes which make up the thousands of miles of public rights of way that criss-cross Britain's uniquely beautiful & often remote open countryside. Based on the Ordnance Survey's new Explorer maps, as well as the Outdoor Leisure & Landranger series, this book takes the reader step by step through the essential techniques of map reading, navigation skills, reading the compass & route planning. Julian Tippett has fifty years experience of route finding by map in the hills & moors of Britain; he teaches navigation skills & advises both the Ramblers' Association & the National Navigation Award Scheme. ...

An easy to follow instruction book on how to fully understand & use maps, & the freedom this gives to navigate & complete any walk in the British countryside. Profusely illustrated in colour with 50 linked pairs of landscape photographs together with their exact map extract alongside. If you are at all apprehensive about taking the first steps exploring the countryside around you, then ' Navigation for Walkers' will certainly start you on the right path to aquiring the skills to navigate & complete any walk in Britain. Only with a good understanding of maps & by using them correctly can anybody truly experience the quiet exhilaration & freedom of walking centuries old paths, bridle & green lanes which make up the thousands of miles of public rights of way that criss-cross Britain's uniquely beautiful & often remote open countryside. Based on the Ordnance Survey's new Explorer maps, as well as the Outdoor Leisure & Landranger series, this book takes the reader step by step through the essential techniques of map reading, navigation skills, reading the compass & route planning. Julian Tippett has fifty years experience of route finding by map in the hills & moors of Britain; he teaches navigation skills & advises both the Ramblers' Association & the National Navigation Award Scheme. ...