From Ken Crocket, author of Ben Nevis - Britain's Highest Mountain,
comes the full story of the dawning of mountaineering in Scotland.
It will shock many to discover that within a few years, Victorian
climbers brought climbing in Scotland to technical levels not
surpassed until the 1940s. The book breaks new ground as the
comprehensive record of these early pioneers, when almost every
climb was new and falls could be fatal. Covering the time leading
up to World War I and with nearly 70 illustrations from the era,
many published for the first time, characters big and small are
described alongside their deeds on the Scottish mountains.Ken began
exploring the Scottish mountains over 50 years ago and wrote his
first climbing guidebook in 1975. He is the author of several
climbing guides including Glen Coe, and has contributed to others.
He has numerous first ascents, summer and winter, and his natural
curiosity led him to the history of the sport. This latest book was
in part written to fill the need for a comprehensive and accurate
account of mountaineering in Scotland, and is the first volume in a
planned three-volume set.
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