Bâton Wicks - The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland

£22.00

Beautifully presented picture book with good clear maps, covering the 3000 foot peaks of Scotland (The Munros), England, Wales and Ireland.

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Bâton Wicks - The High Mountains Companion

£5.99

The text of The High Mountains of Britain & Ireland in a lightweight field guide with no maps or photos, but including notes on access during the stalking season, and a logbook section.

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Sandstone Press - The Munros in Winter

£14.99

In 1985 mountain guide Martin Moran achieved the first completion of all 277 Munros in a single winter with the support and companionship of his wife Joy. Their success was a feat of dedicated mountaineering and effective teamwork through the storms, snows and avalanches of an epic winter season in the Scottish Highlands. Martin’s account of the winter journey became a classic mountain narrative.

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SMT - Ben Nevis (Britain's Highest Mountain)

£27.50

Second edition of this comprehensive biography of Britain's highest mountain. Masses of climbing history and photos but lost of other stuff of interest concerning its history and geography too. Superbly illustrated with loads of rarely seen archive photos and modern action shots.

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SMT - The Cairngorms - 100 Years of Mountaineering

£27.50

A thoroughly researched and well illustrated book which details the first hundred years of climbing in The Cairngorms, from 1893 to 1993.

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SMT - Hostile Habitats - Scotland's Mountain Environment

£17.00

Beautifully illustrated book on the Scottish Hills, how they were formed and the animals and plants that inhabit them. A profusion of useful information and excellent colour photos. Contains chapters on the climate, geology, landform, vegetation, invertebrates, birds, mammals reptiles and fish, and archeology.

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Stone Country Press - Stone Play - The Art of Bouldering

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A sort of mini coffee table book for boulderers, with excepts from writings and quotes from famous exponents of the art together with a good collection of photos from all over the world. Sorry - out of print.

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Vertebrate Publishing - Troll Wall

£17.99

The untold story of the British first ascent of Europe's tallest rock face. Troll Wall tells the gripping story of one of the most dramatic first ascents in British climbing history. Written days after their success, almost half a century ago, and newly rediscovered, Tony Howard’s account is a fascinating insight into the challenges of climbing a big mountain wall. Totally unputdownable!

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Ernest Press - In Monte Viso's Horizon

£16.95

Will McLewin's well written and beautifully illustrated tale of climbing all the alpine 4000m peaks. Excellent maps and inspiring photos and route diagrams make this an inspirational book.

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Cyou - Follow the Sun: A Traverse of the Alps on Skis

£17.99

Unusual cross between a guidebook and a travelogue, well illustrated with photos, maps and diagrams. It covers an enourmous journey on skis from Austria via Switzerland to the French Mediterranean coast undertaken by a group of friends in fortnightly periods over five years. Very entertaining, funny and informative - it contains a wealth of useful information for the ski mountaineer, and not just on the route taken.

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Bâton Wicks - Yosemite - Half a Century of Dynamic Rock Climbing

£30.00

Breath-taking photography and Camp 4 history combine to make a must own coffee table book for anyone interested in "The Valley".

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The Island at Edge of the World - A South Georgia Odyssey

£16.99

Homage to South Georgia by Stephen Venables. An account of his first expedition there with Julian Freeman Attwood, Brian Davison, Lindsay Griffin and Kees 't Hooft during which the team infamously spent 23 days sheltering in a snow cave before emerging to snatch two major first ascents.

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Nevicata - Mountaineering in Antarctica

£30.00

Sumptuous coffee table book detailing the history of mountaineering in Antarctica. Beautifully illustrated with maps and colour photos throughout.

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On Sight - World Climbing - Images from the Edge

£24.95

World Climbing - Images from the Edge is a visual celebration of modern technical climbing featuring more than 90 climbers in action. Spanning 12 countries — Australia, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the U.S., each of the 29 climbing areas opens with an introduction highlighting its appealing details.

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