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There are few more beautiful places than Scotland's winter
mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated
patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing
Ice, Iain Cameron chronicles these remarkable and little-seen
relics of the Ice Age, describing how they have fascinated
travellers and writers for hundreds of years, and reflecting on the
impact of climate change. Iain was nine years old when snow patches
first captured his imagination, and they have been inextricably
bound with his life ever since. He developed his expertise through
correspondence (and close friendship) with research ecologist Dr
Adam Watson, and is today Britain's foremost authority on this
weather phenomenon. Iain takes us on a tour of Britain which
includes the Scottish Highlands, the Southern Uplands, the Lake
District and Snowdonia, seeking elusive patches of snow in wild and
often inaccessible locations. His adventures include a perilous
climb in the Cairngorms with comedian Ed Byrne, and glorious days
spent out on the hills with Andrew Cotter and his very good dogs,
Olive and Mabel. Based on sound scientific evidence and personal
observations, accompanied by stunning photography and wrapped in
Iain's shining passion for the British landscape, The Vanishing Ice
is a eulogy to snow, the mountains and the great outdoors.
There are few more beautiful places than Scotland's winter
mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated
patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing
Ice, Iain Cameron chronicles these remarkable and little-seen
relics of the Ice Age, describing how they have fascinated
travellers and writers for hundreds of years, and reflecting on the
impact of climate change. Iain was nine years old when snow patches
first captured his imagination, and they have been inextricably
bound with his life ever since. He developed his expertise through
correspondence (and close friendship) with research ecologist Dr
Adam Watson, and is today Britain's foremost authority on this
weather phenomenon. Iain takes us on a tour of Britain which
includes the Scottish Highlands, the Southern Uplands, the Lake
District and Snowdonia, seeking elusive patches of snow in wild and
often inaccessible locations. His adventures include a perilous
climb in the Cairngorms with comedian Ed Byrne, and glorious days
spent out on the hills with Andrew Cotter and his very good dogs,
Olive and Mabel. Based on sound scientific evidence and personal
observations, accompanied by stunning photography and wrapped in
Iain's shining passion for the British landscape, The Vanishing Ice
is a eulogy to snow, the mountains and the great outdoors.
Although this is a fictional story it is based on some truth. In
1398 a Knight Templar and Master mason Sir Guillaume de La Croix
accompanies Prince Henry St Clair and his Captain of the fleet
Antonio Zen together with a flotilla of ships on a journey across
the Western Sea in search of new lands. Now in his old age he is
given the task carving some of the tracery for the new Roslin
Chapel being built by the Prince. Whilst engaged on the project he
decides to create a window which he calls 'The Merica Portal' as a
memorial to Prince Henry and those who took that epic journey and
decides to set down a journal showing his lineage and the part he
played in this great venture.
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