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Shetland Climbing (Paperback): Al Whitworth Shetland Climbing (Paperback)
Al Whitworth
R749 Discovery Miles 7 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Gran Canary Hiking + Leisure Map 1:50 000 (Sheet map, folded): Gran Canary Hiking + Leisure Map 1:50 000 (Sheet map, folded)
R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Beating the Bounds of the Parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle (Paperback): Andrew Knox Beating the Bounds of the Parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle (Paperback)
Andrew Knox; Photographs by Leonora Sheppard; Designed by Roger Stayte
R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Big Trails: Heart of Europe - The best long-distance trails in Western Europe and the Alps (Paperback): Kathy Rogers, Stephen... Big Trails: Heart of Europe - The best long-distance trails in Western Europe and the Alps (Paperback)
Kathy Rogers, Stephen Ross
R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Big Trails: Heart of Europe is an indispensable guide to the most spectacular and popular long-distance trails in the Western European countries of France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. The twenty-five featured routes cover the best that European trails have to offer, sweeping from the GR21 along the Normandy Coast to the GR1 Tour de Paris and King Ludwig's Way in Germany. Culminating in trails such as the Tour du Mont Blanc and Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route, the jewels of the Alps, this delves deep into Western Europe's most iconic routes. The book will inspire big adventures. Rather than being carried along the route, this guide provides everything you need to plan and explore further, including a general overview of the trails, specific technical information, overview mapping, key information and stunning photography. As well as this, each route specifies approximate timings devised using the Jones-Ross formula, which allows for custom itineraries to be generated depending upon the speed of the user. Whether you're walking, trekking, fastpacking or running, let Big Trails: Heart of Europe be your guide.

Short Scenic Walks - Malhamdale (Paperback): Paul Hannon Short Scenic Walks - Malhamdale (Paperback)
Paul Hannon
R152 Discovery Miles 1 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This is Book 5 in the exciting new series of full-colour "Pocket Walks", being small, practical sized guidebooks aimed at the less serious rambler. Full colour photographs and colourful sketch maps accompany each of the well described walks, with the bonus of making it an attractive souvenir of the area. Principal feature is that all walks are less than five miles in length (though averaging 4 miles each, they are all very definitely worthwhile outings), making them ideal for families, leisure walkers, and others constrained by either time or other limitations. Concise route descriptions are complemented by ample background information. This title deals with Malhamdale, one of the most popular areas of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Twenty superb walks use starting points such as Malham, Rylstone, Gargrave and Embsay. Places visited include Malham Cove and Tarn, Gordale Scar, Embsay Crag and Airton. This title is launched in unison with 3 other neighbouring Yorkshire Dales titles, covering Nidderdale, Upper Wharfedale and Lower Wharfedale.

Mountain and Hill Walking in Snowdonia (Paperback): Carl Rogers Mountain and Hill Walking in Snowdonia (Paperback)
Carl Rogers
R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Fully revised in 2016, this is an updated edition of the best selling guide to walking and scrambling in the hills and mountains of Snowdonia.This is volume 1 in a two-volume in-depth guidebook series to every summit of note in the Snowdonia National Park. Volume 1 covers the northern half of Snowdonia and includes the Carneddau, Glyderau, Snowdon and Eifionydd hill groups. Routes include classic scrambles like the Snowdon Horseshoe, North Ridge of Tryfan and Glyder Fach's Bristly Ridge, but there are also less well known mountain day walks like the exploration of the northern Glyderau from Ogwen (one of the new routes in this edition). Each recommended route is described in detail and is accompanied by a large scale Ordnance Survey relief map and an outline of what to expect. All the routes are circular and include information on parking, distance and height gained.

Arran, Arrochar and the Southern Highlands - Rock and Ice Climbs (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Ken Crocket, A. Walker Arran, Arrochar and the Southern Highlands - Rock and Ice Climbs (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Ken Crocket, A. Walker; Revised by Graham Little, Tom Prentice
R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Walking in the Fowey Area - Close Encounters of the Local Kind (Paperback): Liz Hurley Walking in the Fowey Area - Close Encounters of the Local Kind (Paperback)
Liz Hurley
R331 Discovery Miles 3 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In The Shadow of the Mountain (Hardcover): Silvia Vasquez-Lavado In The Shadow of the Mountain (Hardcover)
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
R714 Discovery Miles 7 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

***** 'Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a warrior. I'm in awe of her strength and courage' - Selena Gomez 'An incredibly powerful story' Sunday Independent 'In the Shadow of the Mountain has all the elements a great memoir requires - a strong voice, cinematic prose, a hero to root for - in essence, an extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman's life' - San Francisco Chronicle 'Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a woman possessed of uncommon strength, rare compassion, and a ferocious stubbornness to not allow the trauma of her childhood to destroy her life' - Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love 'Powerful' - New York Times YOU DON'T CONQUER A MOUNTAIN. YOU SURRENDER TO IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. Despite a high-flying career, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado knew she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, and hiding her sexuality from her family, she was repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child. When her mother called her home to Peru, she knew something finally had to change. It did. Silvia began to climb. Something about the sheer size of the mountains, the vast emptiness and the nearness of death, woke her up. And then, she took her biggest pain to the biggest mountain: Everest. The 'Mother of the World' allows few to reach her summit, but Silvia didn't go alone. Trekking with her to Base Camp, were five troubled young women on an odyssey that helped each confront their personal trauma, and whose strength and community propelled Silvia forward... Beautifully written and deeply moving, In the Shadow of the Mountain is a remarkable story of compassion, humility, and strength, inspiring us all to find have faith in our own heroism and resilience.

Winter 8000 - Climbing the world's highest mountains in the coldest season (Hardcover): Bernadette McDonald Winter 8000 - Climbing the world's highest mountains in the coldest season (Hardcover)
Bernadette McDonald
R621 Discovery Miles 6 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'He appeared, without a word, in the tent's entrance, covered in ice. He looked like anyone would after spending over twenty-four hours in a hurricane at over 8,000 metres. In winter. In the Karakoram. He was so exhausted he couldn't speak.' Of all the games mountaineers play on the world's high mountains, the hardest - and cruellest - is climbing the fourteen peaks over 8,000 metres in the bitter cold of winter. Ferocious winds that can pick you up and throw you down, freezing temperatures that burn your lungs and numb your bones, weeks of psychological torment in dark isolation: these are adventures for those with an iron will and a ruthless determination. For the first time, award-winning author Bernadette McDonald tells the story of how Poland's ice warriors made winter their own, perfecting what they dubbed 'the art of suffering' as they fought their way to the summit of Everest in the winter of 1980 - the first 8,000-metre peak they climbed this way but by no means their last. She reveals what it was that inspired the Poles to take up this brutal game, how increasing numbers of climbers from other nations were inspired to enter the arena, and how competition intensified as each remaining peak finally submitted to leave just one awaiting a winter ascent, the meanest of them all: K2. Winter 8000 is the story of true adventure at its most demanding.

South Pennines - Hebden Bridge to Saddleworth (Hardcover): Paul Hannon South Pennines - Hebden Bridge to Saddleworth (Hardcover)
Paul Hannon
R161 Discovery Miles 1 610 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The principal feature is that all walks are less than five miles in length, offering a perfect half day's stroll for families, casual walkers and all who want to enjoy a leisurely exploration of Britain's outstanding country landscapes. A range of enhancements include a wider geographical spread. This title covers a fascinating region of the Pennines between Bronte Country and the Peak District, considerably expanding on the area covered by 'Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley' which will become out of print in 2023. Now the ever popular Hebden Bridge area of Calderdale is joined by the countryside of Kirklees, and across the Pennines to embrace the characterful Saddleworth area (traditionally a corner of Yorkshire). With starting points such as Holmfirth, Hebden Bridge, Uppermill and Todmorden, the book's many highlights include Stoodley Pike, Heptonstall, Standedge and Hollingworth Lake. In addition to being more visually appealing than their predecessors, with a more modern house style, this new series offers 30 walks rather than 20, and these more substantial books feature a full spine rather than wire-stitched binding. Over 30 colour photographs depict features and landscapes along the routes.

The Peak District - 40 favourite walks (Paperback): Ben Giles The Peak District - 40 favourite walks (Paperback)
Ben Giles 1
R210 Discovery Miles 2 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Peak District is an upland area at the southern end of the Pennines and includes parts of Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire. Mostly split between the gritstone of the Dark Peak and the limestone area of the White Peak, the Peak District National Park became the UK's first national park in 1951. Tourism had been growing since the advent of the railways, with visitors attracted by the spa towns of Buxton and Matlock Bath, Castleton's show caves, and Bakewell, the national park's only town. The stunning landscape accessed by an extensive network of public footpaths now draws outdoors enthusiasts from far and wide. This new volume from Pocket Mountains Ltd includes 40 of the most popular walks in the Peak District.

The Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo - To Santiago de Compostela and Finisterre from Irun or Oviedo (Paperback, 3rd... The Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo - To Santiago de Compostela and Finisterre from Irun or Oviedo (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Dave Whitson, Laura Perazzoli
R572 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R61 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This guidebook describes the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo pilgrim routes to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. The 820km Camino del Norte follows the coast from Irun, on the French border, through Bilbao and takes about 5 weeks to complete. The 355km Camino Primitivo splits off from the Camino del Norte near Villaviciosa and passes through Oviedo and Lugo en route to Compostela. It takes roughly 2 weeks to walk. This book also includes an overview of a continuation route from Santiago to Finisterre on the coast. Physically demanding, but not difficult, the caminos are best walked from late spring to autumn. The guidebook is broken into stages of between 15 and 35km, most of which end in a town or village with a pilgrim albergue. There is indispensable information on facilities, food and lodging, 1:100,000 scale maps of the route and town maps for key locations. With notes on preparation and planning, travel and equipment, a list of useful sources of information, and a glossary, the book provides all you need to know to walk the camino. Santiago de Compostela, whose cathedral houses the relics of St James, was one of three major centres of Catholic pilgrimage in the Middle Ages. In modern times the Caminos de Santiago have seen a resurgence in popularity, drawing walkers for all sorts of reasons. Passing through the Spanish regions of the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias, and Galicia, the northern caminos are popular enough to offer sufficient facilities, clear routes, and a community of pilgrims, without suffering the overcrowding of the Camino Frances.

The Ridgeway Map Booklet - 1:25,000 OS Route Mapping (Paperback): Steve Davison The Ridgeway Map Booklet - 1:25,000 OS Route Mapping (Paperback)
Steve Davison
R275 R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Save R43 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

All the mapping you need to walk the Ridgeway National Trail an 87-mile (139km) route through southern England from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire. Following a ridge of chalk hills through the Chiltern Hills AONB and North Wessex Downs AONB, the Ridgeway is usually completed over 6-8 days and can be walked all year round. NOTE An accompanying Cicerone guidebook - The Ridgeway - describes the full route with lots of other practical information. The Cicerone guidebook INCLUDES a copy of this map booklet. This booklet of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer maps shows the full line of the National Trail, along with the relevant extract from the OS Explorer map legend. It can be used when walking the trail in either direction, and is just the right size for slipping into a jacket pocket or top of a rucksack.

Peak Limestone South (Paperback): Peak Limestone South (Paperback)
R922 Discovery Miles 9 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cornwall Coast Path (Trailblazer British Walking guides) SW Coast Path Part 2 - Bude to Plymouth - Includes 142 Large-Scale... Cornwall Coast Path (Trailblazer British Walking guides) SW Coast Path Part 2 - Bude to Plymouth - Includes 142 Large-Scale Walking Maps (1:20,000) & Guides to 81 Towns and Villages - Planning, Places to Stay, Places to Eat (Paperback, 7th edition)
Henry Stedman, Joel Newton; Revised by Daniel McCrohan
R430 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R88 (20%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Practical, complete hiking route guide, with maps and accommodation for the 288-mile footpath that runs around the entire coastline of Cornwall, from Bude to Plymouth; Part 2 of the South-West-Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail from Minehead to Poole. Includes * 142 large-scale walking maps in TWO-COLOUR style (3 1/8inches to 1 mile), 15 town plans, guides to 81 towns and villages, 24 stage maps and overview map. * Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over a week to 10 days or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks * GPS waypoints * Practical information for all budgets - camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; where to stay, where to eat, what to see. * Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the coast path * Flora and fauna - 6 page full colour, flower, butterfly, bird guide * Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it * Plus extra colour sections: 16pp colour introduction and 21pp of colour mapping for stage sections (one stage per page) with trail profiles, and colour overview map. * Also includes the route across the North Devon border, Hartland Quay to Bude.

Coast to Coast - St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay (Sheet map, folded): Coast to Coast - St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay (Sheet map, folded)
R523 Discovery Miles 5 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Yorkshire 3 Peaks (Paperback): Jonathan Smith The Yorkshire 3 Peaks (Paperback)
Jonathan Smith
R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge is on many people's bucket list, an achievable (but difficult) walk in an accessible part of the country. The fact the area is stunningly beautiful helps! The 3 Peaks book offers a detailed step by step description of the 3 Peaks route. However, there is much more to it than that: - Full colour photography throughout - A description of alternative routes up each mountain - History and Geology of this unique and fascinating area - Sections on Fell Running, Caving and Biking written by outside experts - The problems of managing the route, written by Alan Hulme from the National Park - Beyond the 3 Peaks: excellent alternative challenges for walkers in the Dales Nearly 100,000 people take on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge every year. Most succeed but many do not. The walk takes place in some of the most stunning countryside in the country. Not only does the limestone scenery make the walk unique and attractive but the industrial heritage makes it memorable. The book is much more than a simple guide, it adds flavour and interest to the area and the walk itself.

Everything Harder Than Everyone Else - Why Some of Us Push Our Bodies to Extremes (Hardcover): Jenny Valentish Everything Harder Than Everyone Else - Why Some of Us Push Our Bodies to Extremes (Hardcover)
Jenny Valentish
R587 Discovery Miles 5 870 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

There is a part of human nature compelled to test our own limits. But what happens when this part comes to define us? When journalist Jenny Valentish wrote Woman of Substances, a book about addiction, she noticed that people who treated drug-taking like an Olympic sport would often hurl themselves into a pursuit like marathon running upon giving up. What stayed constant was the need to push their boundaries. Everything Harder Than Everyone Else follows people doing the things that most couldn't, wouldn't or shouldn't. By delving into their extreme behaviour, there's a lot that us mere mortals can learn about the human condition. There's the neuroscientist violating his brain to override his disgust response. The athlete using childhood adversity as grist for the mill. The wrestler turning restlessness into curated ultraviolence. The architect hanging from hooks in her flesh, to better get out of her head. The performance artist seeking erasure by torturing his body. The BDSM dom helping people flirt with death to feel more alive. The bare-knuckle boxer whose gnarliest opponent is her ego. The dancer who could not separate her identity from her practice until at death's door. The bodybuilder exacting order on a life that was once chaotic. And the porn star-turned-fighter for whom sex and violence are two sides of the same coin. Their insights lead Jenny on a compulsive, sometimes reckless journey of immersion journalism. -- .

Chi running - A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running (Paperback, Revised, Updated ed.): Danny Dreyer,... Chi running - A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running (Paperback, Revised, Updated ed.)
Danny Dreyer, Katherine Dreyer
R543 R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The revised edition of the bestselling "ChiRunning," a groundbreaking program from ultra-marathoner and nationally-known coach Danny Dreyer, that teaches you how to run faster and farther with less effort, and to prevent and heal injuries for runners of any age or fitness level.
In "ChiRunning, " Danny and Katherine Dreyer, well-known walking and running coaches, provide powerful insight that transforms running from a high-injury sport to a body-friendly, injury-free fitness phenomenon. ChiRunning employs the deep power reserves in the core muscles, an approach found in disciplines such as yoga, Pilates, and T'ai Chi.
"ChiRunning "enables you to develop a personalized exercise program by blending running with the powerful mind-body principles of T'ai Chi:
1. Get aligned. Develop great posture and reduce your potential for injury while running, and make knee pain and shin splints a thing of the past.
2. Engage your core. Shift the workload from your leg muscles to your core muscles, for efficiency and speed.
3. Add relaxation to your running. Learn to focus your mind and relax your body to increase speed and distance.
4. Make it a Mindful Practice. Maintain high performance and make running a mindful, enjoyable life-long practice.
5. It's easy to learn. Transform your running with the ten-step "ChiRunning "training program.

The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 2014 (Paperback): Noel Williams The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 2014 (Paperback)
Noel Williams
R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Hunting with the Bow and Arrow (Hardcover, Legacy ed.): Saxton Pope Hunting with the Bow and Arrow (Hardcover, Legacy ed.)
Saxton Pope
R891 Discovery Miles 8 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Power Walk! - My Step by Step Journey to Competitions Across America (Paperback): Patricia Vicary Power Walk! - My Step by Step Journey to Competitions Across America (Paperback)
Patricia Vicary
R524 Discovery Miles 5 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Power walking, also known as fitness or speed walking, is gaining popularity as an aging population looks for workout options that are good for their bodies and good for their wallets. This book includes expert tips and techniques for starting or expanding a power walking practice. Covering the author's journey from non-athlete to dedicated power walker, it is entertaining, motivational and jam-packed with information. Here, power walking practice is contextualized through the author's goal to complete a half marathon in each of the United States as she approaches 60 years old. The journey includes encounters with sketchy porta-potties and terrifying mini-planes, confessions of dubious road-trip food choices and tales of finish lines reached through sheer determination-all told with wit and wisdom. Part travelogue, part power walking guidebook, this engaging text will entertain, motivate and enlighten readers who are looking to start a fitness program or change up their workout routine.

Paddy Buckley Round (Sheet map, folded): Harvey Map Services Ltd Paddy Buckley Round (Sheet map, folded)
Harvey Map Services Ltd
R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Mountaineers Are Always Free - Heritage, Dissent, and a West Virginia Icon (Hardcover): Rosemary V. Hathaway Mountaineers Are Always Free - Heritage, Dissent, and a West Virginia Icon (Hardcover)
Rosemary V. Hathaway
R2,390 Discovery Miles 23 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The West Virginia University Mountaineer is not just a mascot: it is a symbol of West Virginia history and identity embraced throughout the state. In this deeply informed but accessible study, folklorist Rosemary Hathaway explores the figure's early history as a backwoods trickster, its deployment in emerging mass media, and finally its long and sometimes conflicted career - beginning officially in 1937 - as the symbol of West Virginia University. Alternately a rabble-rouser and a romantic embodiment of the state's history, the Mountaineer has been subject to ongoing reinterpretation while consistently conveying the value of independence. Hathaway's account draws on multiple sources, including archival research, personal history, and interviews with former students who have portrayed the mascot, to explore the complex forces and tensions animating the Mountaineer figure. Often serving as a focus for white, masculinist, and Appalachian identities in particular, the Mountaineer that emerges from this study is something distinct from the hillbilly. Frontiersman and rebel both, the Mountaineer figure traditionally and energetically resists attempts (even those by the University) to tame or contain it.

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