The Great Mountain Crags of Scotland is a celebration of climbing
in Scotland's wild places, compiled by Guy Robertson and Adrian
Crofton. Featuring contributions from many of Scottish
mountaineering's great writers and climbers, and beautifully
illustrated with breathtaking photography, it delves deep into the
heart of some of the oldest mountains on Earth. This is a book for
anyone with an interest in Scotland's wild places, where the
mountains and cliffs, rather than the climbs, take centre stage,
transporting the reader far from towns and cities, and deep into
the wilderness. The crags are the tallest, steepest and most
majestic anywhere in the British Isles. They are all situated in a
high mountain environment, and always a good hike from the nearest
road. A visit to any of these great crags is therefore a worthy end
in itself. For those wishing to venture onto the crags, all the
climbs described are highly adventurous, relying solely upon
leader-placed protection. Many of the crags and climbs are
described and illustrated here in detail for the very first time.
Among these pages are accounts of some of Scottish mountaineering's
greatest triumphs, but also accounts of necessary failures -
chasing elusive conditions, knowing when to go down, when to
return. The authors relate their personal experiences of these
cliffs and the climbing, and contained here are real treasures:
schoolboy Dave MacLeod soloing on The Cobbler in winter after
catching the train from Dumbarton, Mark McGowan's gripping
first-hand account of soloing Shibboleth on Slime Wall of
Buachaille Etive Mor, Grant Farquhar's recollections of a cherished
first ascent on the Great Prow of Skye's Bla Bheinn, Es Tresidder
falling under the spell of Creag Meagaidh's Pinnacle Face, and
Brian Davison's 15-year waiting game for the first winter ascent of
Mort on the Tough-Brown Face of Lochnagar. Split into four sections
- The South West Highlands, The North West Highlands, The Islands
and The Cairngorms & Central Highlands - this book features
unique contributions from, amongst others, Nick Bullock, Rick
Campbell, Jason Currie, Brian Davison, Kevin Howett, Julian Lines,
Martin Moran, Andy Nisbet, Simon Richardson and Tony Stone. Each
section is accompanied by an original poem by Stuart Campbell, and
renowned author and mountaineer Andy Cave has contributed the
foreword.
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