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Cicerone Walking On Jura Islay Colonsay: Guide to walking on the Southern Hebrides - Jura, Islay, Colonsay and Oronsay - Scotland, UK - featuring one classic 5-day trek along the west coast of Jura and 11 day walks across the islands, include a round of the Paps of Jura. True wilderness walking, rough terrain, spectacular coastline. Bases include Port Askaig, Port Ellen and Scalasaig. The Southern Hebrides are an undiscovered walker‘s paradise – the west coast of Jura with its dramatic geology, glorious empty beaches and abundant wildlife, Islay famous for its birdlife, its historical sites and its distilleries and Colonsay with a tranquil character all its own, echoing much of the natural splendour of its neighbours. The terrain can be tough and trackless but the clear descriptions in this guide will introduce experienced walkers to some of the finest wilderness walking in the British Isles.; 12 walks and treks across all 3 islands; detailed information on cultural and natural history; illustrated with OS mapping and inspiring photography; £12.95

Cicerone Winter Climbs In The Cairngorms: A practical guidebook to the best winter climbing routes in the Cairngorms, on Creag Meagaidh noted for its classic ice climbs, Lochnagar and Braeriach. Routes include a wide range of grades, lengths and styles, from straightforward to exceptionally difficult. Scottish winter climbing is world renowned for its adventure and quality of experience. In three separate sections, the northern and southern areas of the Cairngorms National Park as well as the peak of Creag Meagaidh to the west of the main range, this guidebook offers a selection of some of the best winter climbing routes to be found in this beautiful mountain environment in the heart of Scotland.The granite peaks of the Cairngorms have extensive areas of high plateau and four peaks over 4000ft, while Creag Meagaidh is noted for its classic ice climbs. The guide also covers the well-known routes on the magnificent cliffs of Lochnagar and Creag an Dubh Loch, as well as the more remote and serious climbs on the corries of Braeriach and Beinn a'Bhuird.The major climbing venues of the Cairngorms have some of the finest winter routes in Britain. Some are easily accessible, others extremely remote, but the climbing is always superb. From long, varied routes to short, technical tests and a range of pure ice climbs as well as mixed routes to rival any others in the country, the Cairngorms is an exceptional range with something to suit all winter climbers.; routes illustrated in 51 colour photo topos; includes a wide range of grades, lengths and styles, from straightforward to exceptionally difficult; all climbs require a solid mountaineering background; £16.95

Cicerone Trekking In The Alps: An inspirational guidebook to 20 classic treks in the Alps. As well as introducing new hiking areas in the Alps, classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc, and Chamonix to Zermatt are included. Trekking in the Alps is immensely satisfying, and this book celebrates the rich and scenic diversity for which this great mountain range is renowned.Trekking in the Alps is immensely satisfying. The physical challenge is part of it, but so too is the sense of achievement as you get to the top of a lofty pass that may have taken several hours to reach. Then there are the views, the ever-changing panoramas and the distant horizon adorned with peaks and ridges that lures you on day after day.Edited by Alpine specialist Kev Reynolds, and written by a team of eight experienced authors, writers and guides bringing these classic treks to life. This compilation of the best walking in the Alps looks at each trek in turn, discovering what makes them special, and how to choose your next trekking holiday.; £17.95

Cicerone Unjustifiable Risk. The Story of UK Climbing: A social, economic and cultural history of British rock climbing and mountaineering charting the conditions that gave rise to the sport, and the achievements and motives of those who have shaped its development over 200 years. Today's climbers share a desire to escape from urban society but what makes them take that unjustifiable risk? To an impartial observer, Britain does not appear to have any mountains. Yet the British invented the sport of mountain climbing and for two periods in history British climbers led the world in the pursuit of this beautiful and dangerous obsession. Unjustifiable Risk? is the story of the social, economic and cultural conditions that gave rise to the sport, and the achievements and motives of the scientists and poets, parsons and anarchists, villains and judges, ascetics and drunks that have shaped its development over the past two hundred years.Climbing has both reflected and influenced changing social attitudes to nature and beauty, heroism and death. Over the years, increasing wealth, leisure and mobility have gradually transformed the sport from an activity undertaken by an eccentric and privileged minority into a popular part of the leisure and tourist industry. But while much has changed, even more has remained the same. Today’s climbers would be instantly recognisable to their Victorian predecessors, with their desire to escape from the crowded complexity of urban life, and willingness to take potentially unjustifiable risks in pursuit of beauty, adventure and self-fulfilment.; £20.00

Cicerone Scotlands Best Small Mountains: When Sir Hugo Munro compiled a list of Scottish mountains over 3000ft back in 1891, he could hardly have predicted the enthusiasm that would arise for climbing them all. But the popularity of Munro-bagging has left many of Scotland’s finest mountains overlooked by walkers.This book sets out to champion some of those smaller peaks, selected for their character, location, views and sheer beauty. From the surreal landscape of The Storr in Skye to the imposing and rugged ridges of Quinag in Sutherland, this guide is, in its own way, an antidote to Munro-bagging. profiles and ascents of 40 mountains, right across Scotland a range of routes and alternatives for all abilities, illustrated with OS mapping; £12.95