Author: Ken Crocket
Publisher: Scottish Mountaineering Club
ISBN: 9781907233104
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Ben Nevis proposes a unique challenge to climbers, both in terms of height and adverse weather conditions. This book charts the history of human interaction with the mountain.
Ben Nevis
Author: Ken Crocket
Publisher: Scottish Mountaineering Club
ISBN: 9781907233104
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Ben Nevis proposes a unique challenge to climbers, both in terms of height and adverse weather conditions. This book charts the history of human interaction with the mountain.
Publisher: Scottish Mountaineering Club
ISBN: 9781907233104
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Ben Nevis proposes a unique challenge to climbers, both in terms of height and adverse weather conditions. This book charts the history of human interaction with the mountain.
Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
Author: Ronald Turnbull
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783624272
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This guidebook details 100 walking routes around Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, centred in 10 areas including Fort William and Glen Nevis, the Aonachs, the Mamores, Kinlochleven, Glen Coe, Glen Etive, Black Mount and Ben Cruachan. Routes are graded according to difficulty, and range between short, easy strolls and long, challenging walks with overnight bothy stays. The region's 44 Munro summits are covered, including 2 easy scrambles and the formidable traverse of Aonach Eagach's iconic jagged ridge. Alongside step-by-step route descriptions and mapping, the guide presents practical advice on transport, access, safety and where to stay plus background information on the area's fascinating geology. Many of the routes reflect the author's belief that the best rewards often lie off the popular tourist trails. Yet the highlights are all there: Buachaille Etive Mor, Aonach Eagach, the Mamores, the Grey Corries, Bidean nam Bian, Ben Starav, Carn Mor Dearg and of course, the mighty Ben Nevis. The book - like Glen Coe itself - encourages exploration and includes a helpful 'summit summary' to show different options and assist with route-planning.
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
ISBN: 1783624272
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This guidebook details 100 walking routes around Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, centred in 10 areas including Fort William and Glen Nevis, the Aonachs, the Mamores, Kinlochleven, Glen Coe, Glen Etive, Black Mount and Ben Cruachan. Routes are graded according to difficulty, and range between short, easy strolls and long, challenging walks with overnight bothy stays. The region's 44 Munro summits are covered, including 2 easy scrambles and the formidable traverse of Aonach Eagach's iconic jagged ridge. Alongside step-by-step route descriptions and mapping, the guide presents practical advice on transport, access, safety and where to stay plus background information on the area's fascinating geology. Many of the routes reflect the author's belief that the best rewards often lie off the popular tourist trails. Yet the highlights are all there: Buachaille Etive Mor, Aonach Eagach, the Mamores, the Grey Corries, Bidean nam Bian, Ben Starav, Carn Mor Dearg and of course, the mighty Ben Nevis. The book - like Glen Coe itself - encourages exploration and includes a helpful 'summit summary' to show different options and assist with route-planning.
In the Shadow of Ben Nevis
Author: Ian Sykes
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN: 1898573999
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
In 1959, sixteen-year-old Ian 'Spike' Sykes left school and, after a short period of work at Leeds University, joined the RAF. Already a keen climber, he signed up on the promise of excitement and adventure and was posted to the remote RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team in the north of Scotland. It was the beginning of a journey which would see him involved in some of the most legendary call-outs in Scottish mountain rescue history, including the 1963 New Year tragedy on the Isle of Skye. In the Shadow of Ben Nevis tells Spike's story from growing up in Leeds in the aftermath of the Second World War, to his time with the RAF during the cold war. After leaving the RAF, he remained an active member of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and was involved in the first lower down the north face of Ben Nevis - an epic 1,500-foot descent to rescue stricken climbers in the middle of winter. Following a two-and-a-half-year stint on Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey, he returned to the Highlands and opened the first Nevisport shop with his close friend Ian 'Suds' Sutherland. Together, they brought Sunday trading to Fort William and were one of a small number of shops to revolutionise outdoor retail in the UK. Later, he was a key player in the development of the Nevis Range ski area. Over many years, and against all odds, the project became a reality and a great success. Recounted within these pages are a great many lively tales of adventures and mishaps, told with immediacy and charm. With a foreword by legendary Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, a close friend of Spike's, In the Shadow of Ben Nevis is a must-read for anyone with an interest in Scottish mountaineering and mountain rescue.
Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN: 1898573999
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
In 1959, sixteen-year-old Ian 'Spike' Sykes left school and, after a short period of work at Leeds University, joined the RAF. Already a keen climber, he signed up on the promise of excitement and adventure and was posted to the remote RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue Team in the north of Scotland. It was the beginning of a journey which would see him involved in some of the most legendary call-outs in Scottish mountain rescue history, including the 1963 New Year tragedy on the Isle of Skye. In the Shadow of Ben Nevis tells Spike's story from growing up in Leeds in the aftermath of the Second World War, to his time with the RAF during the cold war. After leaving the RAF, he remained an active member of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and was involved in the first lower down the north face of Ben Nevis - an epic 1,500-foot descent to rescue stricken climbers in the middle of winter. Following a two-and-a-half-year stint on Antarctica with the British Antarctic Survey, he returned to the Highlands and opened the first Nevisport shop with his close friend Ian 'Suds' Sutherland. Together, they brought Sunday trading to Fort William and were one of a small number of shops to revolutionise outdoor retail in the UK. Later, he was a key player in the development of the Nevis Range ski area. Over many years, and against all odds, the project became a reality and a great success. Recounted within these pages are a great many lively tales of adventures and mishaps, told with immediacy and charm. With a foreword by legendary Scottish mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, a close friend of Spike's, In the Shadow of Ben Nevis is a must-read for anyone with an interest in Scottish mountaineering and mountain rescue.
Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal
Author: Scottish Mountaineering Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Includes section "Mountaineering literature."
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mountaineering
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Includes section "Mountaineering literature."
The Geographical Journal
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Includes the Proceedings of the Royal geographical society, formerly pub. separately.
Proceedings
Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Nature
Author:
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 896
Book Description
American Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book
Author: American Angus Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
The new botanist's guide to the localities of the rarer plants of Britain
Author: Hewett Cottrell Watson
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5883183441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5883183441
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
The American Aberdeen-Angus Herd Book
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description