Author: John Allen
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 191224070X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
'A fascinating account of a man of great humility and remarkable courage.' The Daily RecordThe Cairngorm mountains in Scotland are a magnet for climbers and walkers. John Allen spent more than thirty years in the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team saving the lost and injured. Filled with stories of life and death alongside discussions of hypothermia, first aid, new technology and rescue dogs, Cairngorm John is a must-read for anyone who spends time in the great outdoors, whether as a casual hillwalker or as part of a mountain rescue team.This special anniversary edition of his mountaineering classic includes additional photographs and new chapters discussing how mountain rescue has developed over the last decade.'Indispensable to those who love the hills. The stories it contains are poignant and full of emotion' The Inverness Courier
Cairngorm John
Author: John Allen
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 191224070X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
'A fascinating account of a man of great humility and remarkable courage.' The Daily RecordThe Cairngorm mountains in Scotland are a magnet for climbers and walkers. John Allen spent more than thirty years in the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team saving the lost and injured. Filled with stories of life and death alongside discussions of hypothermia, first aid, new technology and rescue dogs, Cairngorm John is a must-read for anyone who spends time in the great outdoors, whether as a casual hillwalker or as part of a mountain rescue team.This special anniversary edition of his mountaineering classic includes additional photographs and new chapters discussing how mountain rescue has developed over the last decade.'Indispensable to those who love the hills. The stories it contains are poignant and full of emotion' The Inverness Courier
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 191224070X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 495
Book Description
'A fascinating account of a man of great humility and remarkable courage.' The Daily RecordThe Cairngorm mountains in Scotland are a magnet for climbers and walkers. John Allen spent more than thirty years in the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team saving the lost and injured. Filled with stories of life and death alongside discussions of hypothermia, first aid, new technology and rescue dogs, Cairngorm John is a must-read for anyone who spends time in the great outdoors, whether as a casual hillwalker or as part of a mountain rescue team.This special anniversary edition of his mountaineering classic includes additional photographs and new chapters discussing how mountain rescue has developed over the last decade.'Indispensable to those who love the hills. The stories it contains are poignant and full of emotion' The Inverness Courier
Cairngorm John
Author: John Allen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781839812170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781839812170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Cairngorm mountains
Author: John Hill Burton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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The Directory of Directors
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1844
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 1844
Book Description
The Bombay Almanack
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 337511978X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 337511978X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
All or Nothing at All
Author: Steve Chilton
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913207234
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Billy Bland set fellrunning records in the 80s and 90s while working at quarrying, building and stonewalling in his native Borrowdale. His 1982 Bob Graham Round record stood until 2018 when it was, at last, surpassed by the phenomenal Kilian Jornet. First and forever though, he is a champion of his beloved Lake District and the people who live there.Filled with stories of competition and rich in northern humor, All or Nothing At All is testimony to the life spent in the fells by one of their greatest champions, Billy Bland.
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1913207234
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Billy Bland set fellrunning records in the 80s and 90s while working at quarrying, building and stonewalling in his native Borrowdale. His 1982 Bob Graham Round record stood until 2018 when it was, at last, surpassed by the phenomenal Kilian Jornet. First and forever though, he is a champion of his beloved Lake District and the people who live there.Filled with stories of competition and rich in northern humor, All or Nothing At All is testimony to the life spent in the fells by one of their greatest champions, Billy Bland.
Chasing the Dreams
Author: Hamish Brown
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912240793
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Hamish Brown, who occupies a special place as a Scottish writer and traveller, turns his wealth of experience into captivating narratives of fascinating people and places; sometimes serious, at times laugh aloud in this new volume. Chasing the Dreams is a companion to Walking the Song, with the same kaleidoscopic range and variety, telling of treks in Scotland, the Alps, Atlas and Himalaya, of ventures by canoe and sailing, ski-ing and cycling.
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912240793
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Hamish Brown, who occupies a special place as a Scottish writer and traveller, turns his wealth of experience into captivating narratives of fascinating people and places; sometimes serious, at times laugh aloud in this new volume. Chasing the Dreams is a companion to Walking the Song, with the same kaleidoscopic range and variety, telling of treks in Scotland, the Alps, Atlas and Himalaya, of ventures by canoe and sailing, ski-ing and cycling.
The Mountains are Calling
Author: Jonny Muir
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912240114
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2018Jonny Muir was a nine-year-old boy when the silhouette of a runner in the glow of sunset on the Malvern Hills caught his eye. A fascination for running in high places was born – a fascination that would direct him to Scotland. Running and racing, Jonny became the mountainside silhouette that first inspired him.His exploits inevitably led to Scotland's supreme test of hill running: Ramsay's Round, a daunting 60-mile circuit of twenty-four mountains, climbing the equivalent height of Mount Everest and culminating on Ben Nevis, to be completed within twenty-four hours.
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912240114
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2018Jonny Muir was a nine-year-old boy when the silhouette of a runner in the glow of sunset on the Malvern Hills caught his eye. A fascination for running in high places was born – a fascination that would direct him to Scotland. Running and racing, Jonny became the mountainside silhouette that first inspired him.His exploits inevitably led to Scotland's supreme test of hill running: Ramsay's Round, a daunting 60-mile circuit of twenty-four mountains, climbing the equivalent height of Mount Everest and culminating on Ben Nevis, to be completed within twenty-four hours.
The Adventure Game
Author: Keith Partridge
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1910124486
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Keith Partridge has been one of the world's leading adventure cameramen for two decades. The BAFTA winning Touching The Void, Beckoning Silence and Human Planet are just some of the films that have taken him to the ends of the earth. If some astonishing location has amazed you on television, or you have watched a climber, or explorer, in some outrageous position, the chances are that Keith Partridge was there with his camera. From the caves of Papua New Guinea to the summit of Mount Everest, no location has been too dangerous, no environment too wild, for his daring and consummate artistry. In this lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed volume Keith Partridge tells his story, describes the challenges and discusses the daring adventurers he has shared with personalities such as Steve Backshall, Joe Simpson, and Stephen Venables.
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1910124486
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Keith Partridge has been one of the world's leading adventure cameramen for two decades. The BAFTA winning Touching The Void, Beckoning Silence and Human Planet are just some of the films that have taken him to the ends of the earth. If some astonishing location has amazed you on television, or you have watched a climber, or explorer, in some outrageous position, the chances are that Keith Partridge was there with his camera. From the caves of Papua New Guinea to the summit of Mount Everest, no location has been too dangerous, no environment too wild, for his daring and consummate artistry. In this lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed volume Keith Partridge tells his story, describes the challenges and discusses the daring adventurers he has shared with personalities such as Steve Backshall, Joe Simpson, and Stephen Venables.
Bump, Bike & Baby
Author: Moire O'Sullivan
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912240076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
'Hilarious'Outsider MagazineLonglisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year In Bump, Bike & Baby, Moire O'Sullivan charts her journey from happy, carefree mountain runner to reluctant, stay-at-home mother of two. With her sights set on winning Ireland's National Adventure Racing Series, she manages to maintain her post-natal sanity, and slowly learns to become a loving and occasionally functioning mum.
Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
ISBN: 1912240076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
'Hilarious'Outsider MagazineLonglisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year In Bump, Bike & Baby, Moire O'Sullivan charts her journey from happy, carefree mountain runner to reluctant, stay-at-home mother of two. With her sights set on winning Ireland's National Adventure Racing Series, she manages to maintain her post-natal sanity, and slowly learns to become a loving and occasionally functioning mum.