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The Hillwalking Bible: Where to go, what to take and how to not get lost

Autor Ronald Turnbull
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mai 2024
This is the definitive reference to hillwalking for all walkers with everything they need to know to explore the countryside with confidence. Whether it's fellwalking, hillwalking, hiking or simply going for a stroll - a walk in some wild country is the world's favourite leisure activity. The British Isles, with our green and craggy hills, heather moors, silver rivers and thousands of miles of beautiful coastline, is one of the best places in the world to go walking.If you're in search of new adventures, invaluable advice and handy tips, The Hillwalking Bible is for you. This instructional manual gives a complete rundown on the gear you need and how to navigate with a compass, map and mobile phone. It includes advice on where and when to go, long distance walking, backpacking, wild camping, and walking abroad. As a respected author of walking guides, Ronald Turnbull brings together a lifetime of expert knowledge that'll improve your walks, big or small, with advice on scrambling, walking with children and dogs, and dealing with different weather conditions and emergencies. Ronald also includes 16 of his favourite walking routes, with stunning photography and maps, from the valleys of the Peak District to the Scottish Highlands. This book will encourage you to head out, feet first, into the hills and the wilderness of the UK's enchanted isles.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781844866557
ISBN-10: 1844866556
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 300 colour photographs, diagrams and maps throughout
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.64 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Conway
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Packed full of technical navigational information and expert advice, including chapters on understanding maps and compass technique

Notă biografică

Ronald Turnbull is an experienced author, photographer and editor. He is Treasurer and Membership Secretary of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild, and has written over 30 walking guidebooks and outdoor books. He has nine times won Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild Awards for Excellence for his books and magazine articles. He is a regular contributor to Lakeland Walker and also writes in Trail, Cumbria and TGO.

Cuprins

Introduction-Walk 1: Walla Crag First Steps1. Gearing up2 Understanding maps3 Choosing the right route4 On not getting lost5 Looking after the mountain6 Children and/or dogs7 Getting serious: Scrambling-Walk 2: Blencathra by Halls Fell8 Getting serious: winter walking9 When things go wrong Where to goEngland-Walk 3 White Peak: Hartington valleys-Walk 4 Dark Peak: Kinder Scout-Walk 5: Great Gable-Walk 6: Ingleborough-Walk 7: Jurassic Fantastic, Durdle Door to OsmingtonWales-Walk 8: Moel Siabod-Walk 9: Pen y Fan horseshoeScotland-Walk 10 A first Munro: Ben Lomond-Walk 11 A second Munro: Meall nan TarmachanNorthern Ireland Wider Horizons10 long distance walking-Walk 12: In the steps of Cuthbert's Corpse-Walk 13: Tour de Scafell Pikes11 Backpacking and wild camping-Walk 14: West of the West Highland Way12 Running up that hill13 Walking abroad-Walk 15: Stubaital Höhenweg14 Lists of Hills15 More app & map-Walk 16: Stob Coire a' Chairn and Am Bodach, Mamores16 More map and compass17 Winter skills18 A bit about bedrockGlossary