Christmas Books - Our Recommendations
From inspiring new rock guides and big name autobiographies, through glossy photography books to some fascinating writing compilations, readers this Christmas will be spoilt for choice. Here are our favourites.
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Waymaking - A Women's Adventure Writing Anthology
Waymaking, an anthology of women's adventure writing and art, is the first book of its kind. Does its gendered agenda bear fruit, asks Natalie Berry?
The Ogre by Doug Scott
Thought you'd heard everything about that infamous 1977 expedition? This short, beautifully presented account from Doug Scott himself stands apart from the traditional long-winded Himalayan epic, says Natalie Berry.
Alan Hinkes - 1st Brit to Climb the World's Highest Mts
Alan Hinkes is still the only Brit to have climbed all the world's 8000m peaks. Terry Abraham's new biopic of this larger-than-life high altitude mountaineer is out now, and Ash Routen was keen to take a look.
Christmas Books - Our Recommendations
From biography and photography to guidebooks galore, lovers of mountain books have had plenty to celebrate over the last...
The Art of Freedom by Bernadette McDonald
John Porter, author of the acclaimed Alex MacIntyre biography One Day as a Tiger, examines this new book on the...
The Magician's Glass, by Ed Douglas
In the age of clickbait, long-form journalism has suffered a decline in the climbing media. The Magician's Glass by Ed Douglas...
The Last Hillwalker by John Burns
The Last Hillwalker is a memoir of the hills, exploring through a series of stories the relationship between man and nature, our...
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Trekking in Tajikistan by Cicerone Press
Step into another world, a land of soaring peaks and wild valleys, criss-crossed by a network of centuries-old trails linking remote villages and shepherd camps. This is Tajikistan, 'the Roof of the World', where the mighty Himalaya meet the Tian Shan, Karakoram and Hindu Kush.
Tessa Lyons T-shirts, Prints and Accessories
For Winter 2018/19 Tessa has increased her range of t-shirts, prints, and accessories.
30% off Biographies at Vertebrate Publishing
According to some forecasters we're in for our coldest winter in eight years. With freezing temperatures predicted to blast the UK with thick snow, indoor entertainment might be the only option. To keep you occupied while the impending...
This isn't just a hillwalking guidebook
Nick Livesey's Photographing The Snowdonia Mountains will be published early December. Pre-orders for £22 are now...
Out now: new Scottish landscape photography book
A photographic journey through Scottish adventure sports
Discover a range of adventures in Innsbruck with this new Cicerone guidebook
This guidebook presents 60 routes covering some of the best day walks,...
Now available to pre-order: Wild Light – Scotland's Mountain Landscape
Wild Light is a stunning panoramic exploration of the Scottish landscape by...
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