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The 62 mountain walks in this guidebook cover Scotland's north west peninsula, north of Ullapool. The old counties of Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, and Caithness contain some of the country's most spectacular scenery, and boast many of the most shapely and challenging hills in the British Isles....

Are you passionate about walking and climbing, perhaps in areas such as Scotland and the English Lake District? Or do you simply have a curiosity about those activities and those places? Points of Contact is the book for you.Knitting geology, history, and meteorology into an illuminating exploration...

Some of the finest ski tours of the central and eastern Alps are described in this guidebook. It includes hut-to-hut tours that explore the Bernese, Urner, Albula and Bernina Alps of Switzerland, as well as classic tours through the Silvretta, Otztal, Stubai and Ortler regions of Austria and Italy....

The Corbetts (Scotland's 2500-2999ft mountains) are every bit as interesting as the Munros (3000ft and over), often clear when the Munros are in cloud, walkable on short winter days, free of the peak-bagging crowds of their taller neighbours. Volume 2 of this 2-part Cicerone guide covers the Corbetts...

The Swiss Alps are home to the highest and most spectacular mountains in Western Europe, beloved not only of mountaineers, from the earliest days of alpinism to the present day, but also those content simply to gaze and wonder. This unique resource for the climber, walker, trekker and ski mountaineer,...

This guidebook describes 16 routes across Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna, Coll and Tiree, suitable for a wide range of abilities, and exploring coast, mountains and wilderness. The 15 day walks include a challenging round of the Rum Cuillin, and the one 3-day 55km backpacking route heads around the Rum coastline,...

Jeff Alt takes you along every step of his 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail adventure filled with humorous, frightening, and inspirational stories including bears, bugs, blisters, captivating characters, skunk bed mates, and hilarious food cravings. As Alt walked more than 5 million steps through freezing...

This second half of the Barefoot Sisters' account has become an AT classic.

Off-road riding on quads and motorcycles in the region surrounding Powell River, BC. From Desolation Sound to Jervis Inlet, coastal British Columbia at its best. Canadian stories about the Sunshine Coast, focusing on quad destinations and the people who ride. Off-the-grid lifestyles are explored by the author of the series 'Coastal British Columbia Stories.'

Anyone who has seen the TV show “Doomsday Preppers” has probably laughed at the extreme measures which some preppers have taken to ensure their survival. The truth of the matter is, most preppers aren't that extreme; but rather, are normal people who see what is going on in the world around them,...

Il 1 settembre del ’44 in Piazza della Signoria a Firenze sventolano nuove bandiere: c’è la Union Jack britannica, quella a stelle e strisce americana, ma anche quella dei soldati neozelandesi che fino al giorno prima hanno furiosamente combattuto sui ridossi meridionali del capoluogo toscano....

Imagine a 7-year-old boy asking his father if they can hike the entire Appalachian Trail, and then imagine that the father says yes.

A series of booklets about favourite walks around Glenmore, Loch Morlich and the northern corries of the Cairngorm Mountains in the Highlands of Scotland. This booklet will guide you on a walk to the famous Green Loch in Ryvoan Pass. It is said to be green because the fairies wash their clothes in it. This booklet addresses that issue!

There have been many authoritative books written on the Pennine Way but hardly any that put into detail the hardships and the humour endured along Britain's toughest long distance walk. This book hopes to redress this imbalance towards the plethora of guidebooks written by hardened fell walkers extolling...