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Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Active outdoor pursuits > Climbing & mountaineering
Set to a backdrop of several rock climbing and mountaineering
venues, this book commences in the Todhra Gorge of Morocco, and
includes slate climbing in North Wales, winter on Ben Nevis,
climbing walls and competitions, Fontainebleau, the Alps and
Himalaya, and vignettes of the gay scene in London and Paris.
This is the incredibly popular and indispensable guide to ski
mountaineering routes in Scotland from the Scottish Mountaineering
Club. Written by two experts and illustrated with colour
photographs and route maps, this facsimile reprint covers the hills
from the Borders to Ben Rinnes, Mamlorn to Moruisg, with photos
that inspire. The reprint has the same 112 photographs and 72 maps,
121 pages as the original. This is the first and most sought-after
guidebook to ski mountaineering in Scotland, first published in
1987 and unavailable since 2011.
Four Years In the Rockies tells the story of Isaac P. Rose, who
went from greenhorn to legendary trapper at the height of the
fur-trade in the 1830s. His narrative features a who's who of early
American West figures like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson and Nathaniel
Wyeth, and features many memorable sequences such as the trader's
rendezvous, fights with Native Americans and countless details not
in mainstream history books - for example, how Kit Carson found his
wife.
Covering not only the classic winter climbing venues of Glen Coe
and Ben Nevis, but spanning from the Southern Uplands all the way
to the rugged hinterland of Knoydart and Glen Shiel beyond,
Scottish Winter Climbs West is a grand tour of the best winter
climbing destinations across western Scotland. With over 1300
routes and an abundance of new lines covering both familiar and
lesser-known crags, its scope and range offers options for climbing
across all levels and styles and in almost all conditions. Crag and
route information is accompanied by high-resolution photographic
topos, beautifully rendered maps and detailed advice on conditions
to help you be in the right place at the right time. This guidebook
includes everything you need to inspire and inform your next winter
adventure. Coverage of the book includes The Southern Uplands,
Arrochar, Bridge of Orchy, Glen Coe, Glen Etive, Glen Appin,
Lochaber, Ben Nevis, Ardgour, Glenfinnan, Knoydart, Glen Shiel,
Arran, Mull and Rum Key features - * 1300 routes, with almost every
route on a diagram * 173 high resolution crag diagrams * 127
inspiring action photos * 50 maps designed with accessibiltiy in
mind * Essential crag information to aid planning * Conditions
information for all crags
'When it comes to training for climbing, you are your own
experiment.' Beastmaking by Ned Feehally is a book about training
for climbing. It is designed to provide normal people - like you
and me - with the tools we need to get the most out of our
climbing. It is written by one of the world's top climbers and a
co-founder of Beastmaker. It features sections on finger strength,
fingerboarding, board training, mobility and core, and includes
suggested exercises and workouts. There are insights from some of
the world's top climbers, including Alex Honnold, Shauna Coxsey,
Adam Ondra, Alex Puccio and Tomoa Narasaki. Free from jargon, it is
intended to provide enough information for us to work out what we
need to train, and to help us to train it.
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.
The book, aimed at walkers and fell runners, includes detailed
information on the challenging Lakeland Three Thousands; the Old
County Tops; the Roman Road between Windermere and Penrith; the
Eight Great Horseshoes; and Penrith to the Sea routes. Roy Clayton
guides walkers through the routes, while experienced fell runner,
Ronald Turnbull, gives the necessary advice for runners, and for
walkers who wish to step up the pace in the tradition of the greats
like Joss Naylor, Eric Beard and Colin Donnelly.
This guide describes some of the best scrambles and easy rock
climbs to be found in Scotland (excepting Skye and the Northern
Highlands which are described in separate SMC guides). It covers
the Cairngorms, Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, as well as the islands of
Rum, Mull and Arran. All kinds of outings are described; from short
routes on the gabbro crags of Ardnamurchan to major undertakings on
the ridges of Ben Nevis. A number of the outings are described for
the very first time.Highland Scrambles South completes the Scottish
Mountaineering Club's three volume coverage of scrambling and easy
climbs among the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.The guide
describes 215 routes in The Cairngorms, Lochnagar, Ben Nevis &
The Mamores, Glen Coe & Glen Etive, Knoydart, Ardgour &
Ardnamurchan, Creag Meagaidh & Ben Alder, Southern Highlands,
Southern Uplands and on the islands of Mull, Rum and Arran.
American Brad Washburn's impact on his proteges and imitators
was as profound as that of any other adventurer in the twentieth
century. Unquestionably regarded as the greatest mountaineer in
Alaskan history and as one of the finest mountain photographers of
all time, Washburn transformed American attitudes toward wilderness
and revolutionized the art of mountaineering and exploration in the
great ranges. In The Last of His Kind, National Geographic
Adventure contributing editor David Roberts goes beyond
conventional biography to reveal the essence of this man through
the prism of his extraordinary exploits from New England to
Chamonix, and from the Himalayas to the Yukon. An exciting
narrative of mountain climbing in the twentieth century, The Last
of His Kind brings into focus Washburn's deeds in the context of
the history of mountaineering, and provides a fascinating look at
an amazing culture and the influential icon who shaped it.
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