Alpine Points of View - A Collection of Alpine Images

An inspirational collection of 100 of the author’s favourite photographs and reminiscences from his four decades of walking and trekking on Alpine trails – from the Maritime Alps behind Nice to the Julian Alps of Slovenia. This book seduces the reader out of the armchair and into Europe’s premier range.

‘Drawing on his four decades of exploration in every corner of the Alpine chain, Kev captures the essence of the Alps in all its moods.’

(High)

‘In this book [Kev Reynolds] explores some hidden corners of the Alps and writes with enthusiasm of the peace and solitude to be found. Opened at random my eyes fell upon the text of The Central Alps with its passages describing the Lepontine Alps – pure magic! Further exploration of the book will reward with many splendid images and accompanying descriptions which will surely tempt others to follow in his footsteps. The pictures are Kev Reynolds at his best, many noteworthy for their effective use of foreground which place the people and alpine huts in context and at one with the mountains. … Open up your horizons and take the plunge, you will not be disappointed.’

(Irvine Butterfield, Scottish Mountaineer, December 2004)

‘An excellent addition to any Alpine enthusiast’s collection.’

(Strider)

‘Authoritative, uplifting and wonderfully illustrated.’

(TGO)

‘100 stunning views from across the alpine crescent fill the 240 page album. Each photograph is complemented by a short narrative on the facing page that blends information with personal commentary. … Recognising paths and views brings back memories of mountain journeys and had me poring over the images for hours before I got around to reading the text. … He has captured the range of visual experience that the mountains provide in abundance to the summer walker.’

(Alan Poxon, The Leader)

‘..it’s an excellent book [and] a worthy companion volume to Kev’s Walking in the Alps. … [He] is a worthy successor to earlier great celebrants of the alpine scene such as Julius Kugy and Janet Adam Smith … But in addition to poetic evocations, his book gives practical advice on matters such as photography, and two points stressed by Kev seem to me particularly important. Firstly, he is no Gipfelstürmer who wants to look at the Alps only from the tops, nor (like John Ruskin) does he confine himself to peering up from the valleys. He believes in the mid-mountain vantage point, somewhere between valley bed and lofty summit, where he can ‘look up and down in a single glance and absorb the best of both worlds’ – what he calls ‘alps upon the Alps’. And secondly, he emphasises that, in the Alps which are considered by many to be nowadays overcrowded, spoiled and practically ruined, it is still perfectly possible to wander at length in solitude in regions that remain peaceful, undefiled and as delightful as ever. Of course, he is wise enough to let readers discover these secret pleasures for themselves, but for those able to take a hint there is plenty of material in this wonderful book to stimulate their dreams and shape their plans for many years to come.’

(Ernst Sondheimer, Alpine Journal, 2005)