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This guidebook contains over 60 walks which explore the best of the
Julian Alps of Slovenia. The walks and treks in this guidebook are
organised around five bases in the Julian Alps - Kranjska Gora,
Bovec, Kobarid, Bled and Bohinj - all of which have a range of
accommodation and public transport facilities. There is something
here for everyone - from easy valley walks and rougher forest
trails to high-mountain protected routes, including multiple routes
up Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak. Several possibilities for
multi-day walks are included. The Julian Alps are situated in the
small independent republic of Slovenia, at the south-eastern end of
the Alpine chain. Their highest peak, Triglav, at 2864m, may be
smaller than some of the better-known western giants, but what the
mountains lack in stature they make up for in interest and
accessibility. The dramatic limestone peaks drop steeply through
forests to flower meadows, and will give you a feast for the eyes
no matter which direction you turn.
A guidebook to trekking the Slovene Mountain Trail, crossing
Slovenia from Austria to the Adriatic. The 550km route is presented
in a series of 12 3 to 6-day treks of all levels of difficulty, all
featuring start and finish points that can be accessed by public
transport. They can be completed as single sections or linked to
create a longer trip. Each day is graded: low-grade walking is
mostly on tracks or lanes with no steep ascents, whereas the most
difficult stages may involve steep and technical terrain including
fixed protection or sections of via ferrata, for which a helmet,
self-belaying equipment and the appropriate experience are
required. In addition to clear route description and mapping, the
guide provides all the practical information you will need to plan
your trip, covering transport, accommodation and safety, as well as
background notes on geology, plants and wildlife. From Maribor,
close by the Austrian border in the north-east, to Ankaran on the
Adriatic coast in the south-west, the route covers outstanding
mountain and upland walking: the vast forested plateau of Pohorje,
the sheer limestone peaks of the Julian and Kamnik-Savinja Alps
with their via ferrata protected routes, the traditional alpine
pastures and flower-strewn ridges of the Karavanke, and the
forested hills and olive groves of the limestone karst country that
stretch towards the coast.
This guidebook offers 23 walking routes set across the magnificent
120km-long Karavanke mountain range, which forms a natural border
between Austria and Slovenia. Commonly known as 'the way the Alps
used to be', as it is yet to experience the extent of commercial
development known by the Western Alps, it is one of the longest
ranges in Western Europe but it remains genuinely unspoilt and
relatively unvisited by English-speaking hillwalkers. The guide's
walks begin in pretty towns and villages, and most of them access
the peaks from the relatively more gentle Slovenian side of the
range, where forest-clad slopes lead to grassy summits where
spectacular views can be enjoyed. Arranged by peak from west to
east along the range, most of the summits can be reached by
waymarked paths and trails. The guide gives all the practical
details you need on transport, accessing the routes, accommodation
and available facilities, as well as insight into the historical
sites passed on the way. The Karavanke offers a wealth of superb
walking opportunities for walkers of all abilities, and this is an
invaluable companion to discovering the range for yourself.
The MRS Symposium Proceeding series is an internationally
recognised reference suitable for researchers and practitioners.
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Trekking in the Alps (Paperback)
Kev Reynolds; Contributions by Hilary Sharp, Roy Clark, Alan Castle, Justi Carey, …
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Discovery Miles 5 360
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An inspirational larger format guidebook to 20 summer treks in the
Alps across Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia,
including the classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc and
lesser-known routes like the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps.
Perfect for planning, the treks included are: Tour of Mont Blanc,
Tour of the Matterhorn, Tour of Monte Rosa, Walker's Haute Route,
Tour of the Jungfrau Region, Tour of the Vanoise and Dolomites AV 1
& 2; (longer trans-Alpine routes) GR5 (Lake Geneva to Nice),
Eastern Alps E5, Italian Alps GTA and the Traverse of the Slovenian
Alps; and (for the Alpine adventurer) Alpine Pass Route, Tour of
the Oisans, Tour of the Queyras, Tour of Mont Ruan, Stubai High
Route, Zillertal High Route, Gran Paradiso AV2 and the Ratikon
Hoehenweg. Outline schedules for each trek allow you compare the
routes and become inspired to take up the challenge. Basic
day-by-day route descriptions for each route are illustrated with
maps and profiles, helping you choose the best routes to walk.
A murder mystery, inspired by a real life event. This novel within
a novel is a page turner. The details of the familiar tragic event,
which inspired this novel, have remained unsolved. This novel
answers the questions which have thus far gone unanswered.
In 2004, it was widely reported in the British and Zambian press
that Roy Clarke, columnist and satirist known as 'Kalaki', on the
The Post, Zambia's major independent daily, faced deportation.
Following a column entitled 'Mfuwe', the government had announced
he was 'a threat to peace and good order'. Clarke refused to
succumb however, or indeed apologise. Instead, supported by his
editor, he continued to champion the freedom of the press in
Zambia, freedom of expression in general and the cause of Zambian
journalism. This book brings together a collection of Clarke's
writings, published over a period of five years. His writings are
characterised by irony, satire and caustic wit, exposing folly,
vice and hypocrisy. They are accompanied by the political cartoons
of Trevor Ford, popularly know as 'Yuss'. Fred M'Membe, editor of
The Post, provides the introduction to the book, in which he
comments: 'Nowadays we find ourselves stuck in a culture of zealous
worship of leaders, a culture that would look primitive in the eyes
of our ancestors. Our modern African societies have established a
reputation for intolerance that is difficult to match....I see
Roy's work as attempting to confront this situation, to help us
return to our more tolerant Zambian culture; a culture of
liberating, life-giving and enjoyable laughter '
This book is part of the Archive Photographs series, which uses old
photographs and archived images to show the history of various
local areas in Great Britain, through their streets, shops, pubs,
and people.
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