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Indoor Climbing
An instructional guidebook to all the basic skills and equipment for indoor climbing, dry tooling and bouldering, invaluable for beginners and instructors on CWA, CWLA and NICAS schemes, and for climbers wanting to increase their technical knowledge to enjoy their climbing wall experience to the max, written by top mountain instructor Pete Hill. Read and see more…£12.95
The Pennine Way
A Paddy Dillon guide to walking The Pennine Way, Britain’s first National Trail, from Edale, Derbyshire, England to Kirk Yetholm, Scotland, backpacking through the Peak District, South and North Pennines, Yorkshire Dales, Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland, Cheviots and Borders. It stays high on the moors, dropping down to pretty villages each evening. Read and see more…£12.95
The UK Trailwalker's Handbook
The UK Trailwalker’s Handbook is a directory of long-distance paths (LDPs) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compiled by the Long Distance Walkers’ Association (LDWA), covering 730 national trails, long-distance paths and anytime challenges, with regional overview maps and an index of walking guide publishers and support companies. Read and see more…£18.95
The Pyrenean Haute Route
Detailed guide to 800km trek along the Franco-Spanish border, from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer. The unwaymarked route is described in 45 days, with 500 GPS waymarks, information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites and variant routes to avoid difficult sections. Also ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits beside the route. Read and see more…£16.00
The Isle of Skye
This third edition of Terry Marsh’s walking and scrambling guide to Skye, the Hebrides, northwest Scotland, updated using digital mapping and GPS. 87 walks and scrambles in Sleat and South-East Skye, Strath, Minginish, Duirinish, Waternish and Trotternish for all abilities. Each route describes local historical and geological points of interest. Read and see more…£12.95
Scotland's Best Small Mountains
A walking guide to 40 of the best small mountains in Scotland, UK, under 3000ft (non-Munros), with various ascents all accessible to non-climbers. Selected for anything but size, day walks in Sutherland and the far north, Torridon, Lochaber, the Great Glen, the Cairngorms, Glencoe, Arrochar, the Trossachs and the islands (Skye, Eigg, Mull, Arran). Read and see more…£12.95
Walking in Bulgaria's National Parks
A guide to walking and trekking in Bulgaria, Europe – in the Pirin, Rila and Central Balkan national parks. 12 two to three-day routes are described including ascents of Musala and Vihren, Bulgaria’s highest peaks, with comprehensive information about the rich and rare wildlife and plant life to be found. For fit and experienced mountain walkers. Read and see more…£15.00
Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern
A guide to trekking in the Hohe Tauern in Austria’s Eastern Alps, a World Conservation Area, through Tirol, Salzburg and Karnten provinces. Describes four hut-to-hut treks, of different levels of difficulty, in the Gross Glockner, Reichen and Venediger mountain groups, and a fifth tour of the whole region and includes a comprehensive hut directory. Read and see more…£15.00
Trekking through Mallorca
A Paddy Dillon guide to trekking the GR221, Drystone Route, or Ruta de Pedra en Sec which traverses the Serra de Tramuntana mountains of Mallorca, in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain. First English-language guide to this brand new 140km trail following old paths and mule tracks through mountain villages, rugged mountainsides and forests. Read and see more…£12.95
Europe's High Points
A guide to reaching the summit of every country in Europe – driving, walking and climbing routes to the tops of 50 countries in Europe. Detailed route descriptions, sketch maps – advice on transport, seasons, grading and gear. From afternoon strolls in Malta to three-day mountaineering ascents on classic Alpine routes such as Mont Blanc. Read and see more…£14.95
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