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Walking
(Hardcover)
Henry David Thoreau
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R699
Discovery Miles 6 990
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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- Story of J. R. "Model-T" Tate's thru-hike of the Appalachian
Trail
- Recollections of grueling climbs, knee-wrecking descents,
mountaintop thunderstorms, snakes underfoot, and the myriad
characters encountered on an AT thru-hike
- Conveys the beauty of the trail and the community that
surrounds it
Best Easy Day Hikes Indianapolis includes concise descriptions and
detailed maps for twenty easy-to-follow trails, for an accessible
range of abilities. This guide includes * Casual hikes to full-day
adventures * After-dinner strolls to full-day hikes * Hikes for
everyone, including families * Mile-by-mile directions and clear
trail maps * GPS coordinates
OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is
recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking,
horse riding and off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB
coverage and can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer. The OS
Explorer Active range of OL maps now includes a digital version of
the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps.
The 138-kilometre Hadrian's Wall Path traces a grey line along
Great Whin Sill, the dolerite ridge chosen by the Romans for their
historic wall. The route, one of Britain's most popular National
Trails, is dotted with milecastles and forts, and attracts trail
runners and walkers all year round due to its sweeping views.
Beginning in Newcastle, the trail passes through rolling grassy
paths and grey-green crags to reach Bowness-on-Solway on the
Cumbrian Coast. Hadrian's Wall Path appeals to people who have
different levels of experience and travel at all speeds, and this
Vertebrate Publishing Guidemap is unique in that it caters for four
categories of user, providing custom itineraries for walkers,
trekkers, fastpackers and trail runners. This lightweight,
waterproof, durable and easy-to-use folding map features all the
essential information for a successful Hadrian's Wall Path,
including 1:40,000-scale mapping for the linear route starting in
Wallsend and finishing in Bowness-on-Solway. It also includes a
detailed elevation profile and route planner, safety advice,
terrain information and an accommodation directory, and a link to a
GPX file download.
This book is in the same series and is a natural follow-up to the
successful "Climbing Games". With the increase in the use of
climbing walls more people are learning to lead indoors. This tends
to be a more rapid progression than it may be outdoors, and also
allows access to much steeper leading at a lower level of climbing
experience. There is also an expectation that falling off is the
norm, a complete reversal of early stages of leading outdoors on
traditional climbs. Teaching leading indoors should be done
progressively, the aim being to develop the climbing skills needed
very thoroughly. Developing the skills for safe and efficient lead
belaying is equally important. Ian Fenton has been involved in
teaching leading outdoors and on indoor walls for a number of
years. This has also involved evaluating and signing off other
instructors to teach leading, at a number of climbing walls; both
prior to the advent of the Climbing Wall Leading Award (CWLA), and
now as a provider of the CWLA. In the past the teaching of leading
has often been done haphazardly, with limited progression, poor
route choice and inappropriate belaying. With the help of the
exercises in this book it should be possible to design an
appropriate progression to suit any individual, of any age or
ability, who is learning to lead indoors and lead belay.
This guide brings together a selection of the best walks in
Grasmere, Ambleside and Windermere. The walks include town trails,
coastal walks and routes through woodland and farmland and on the
high moors.
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