Scotland’s Mountain Ridges - A Guide to Scrambles and Climbs

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Updates
• Reviews
• Further Reading

Eyes to the Hills, Gordon Stainforth (Constable 1991): A combination of evocative photographs of the British mountains, and thoughtful musings.

Scotland’s Winter Mountains, Martin Moran (David & Charles 1988): Essential tips and skills covering every aspect of the winter game, but also an inspiring read.

100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains, Ralph Storer (David & Charles 1987): Is there a better hillwalking guidebook?

Scrambles in Lochaber, Noel Williams (Cicerone 1996): Details dozens of routes in this major mountain area.

The Hillwalker’s Guide to Mountaineering, Terry Adby and Stuart Johnston (Cicerone 2003): Should be the first resort of every aspiring climber.

The Undiscovered Country, Phil Bartlett (The Ernest Press 1993): An erudite history of climbing, and an accomplished analysis of why we do it. An ambitious work, not yet bettered.

Mountaineering in Scotland, W.H. Murray (Dent 1947): A must-read; redolent of a past era, and yet still relevant today.

SMC area guides: The definitive climber’s reference books to Scotland.

The material and symbolic production of landscape in the crofting counties, Ronald Macintyre (forthcoming PHD thesis), a fascinating – if weighty – analysis of land use in the Highlands, and of our perceptions and representations of the Scottish landscape.

Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities, James A. Wilkerson (Ed) (The Mountaineers 1992): You’ll hopefully never need it; but should the worst happen then here’s what to do.