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The Hillwalking Bible Ronald Turnbull

The Hillwalking Bible By Ronald Turnbull

The Hillwalking Bible by Ronald Turnbull


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The Hillwalking Bible Summary

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

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 thatll 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.

About Ronald Turnbull

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction -Walk 1: Walla Crag First Steps 1. Gearing up 2 Understanding maps 3 Choosing the right route 4 On not getting lost 5 Looking after the mountain 6 Children and/or dogs 7 Getting serious: Scrambling -Walk 2: Blencathra by Halls Fell 8 Getting serious: winter walking 9 When things go wrong Where to go England -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 Osmington Wales -Walk 8: Moel Siabod -Walk 9: Pen y Fan horseshoe Scotland -Walk 10 A first Munro: Ben Lomond -Walk 11 A second Munro: Meall nan Tarmachan Northern Ireland Wider Horizons 10 long distance walking -Walk 12: In the steps of Cuthbert's Corpse -Walk 13: Tour de Scafell Pikes 11 Backpacking and wild camping -Walk 14: West of the West Highland Way 12 Running up that hill 13 Walking abroad -Walk 15: Stubaital Hohenweg 14 Lists of Hills 15 More app & map -Walk 16: Stob Coire a' Chairn and Am Bodach, Mamores 16 More map and compass 17 Winter skills 18 A bit about bedrock Glossary

Additional information

GOR013846401
9781844866557
1844866556
The Hillwalking Bible: Where to go, what to take and how to not get lost by Ronald Turnbull
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2024-05-23
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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