Ski Mountaineering In Scotland
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Ski Mountaineering In Scotland
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Author : Donald John Bennet
language : en
Publisher: Scottish Mountaineering Club
Release Date : 1987-10-01
Ski Mountaineering In Scotland written by Donald John Bennet and has been published by Scottish Mountaineering Club this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-10-01 with Mountaineering categories.
Ski Mountaineering In Scotland
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Author : Donald J. Bennet
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-05-18
Ski Mountaineering In Scotland written by Donald J. Bennet and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-18 with categories.
This is the incredibly popular and indispensable guide to ski mountaineering routes in Scotland from the Scottish Mountaineering Club. Written by two experts and illustrated with colour photographs and route maps, this facsimile reprint covers the hills from the Borders to Ben Rinnes, Mamlorn to Moruisg, with photos that inspire. The reprint has the same 112 photographs and 72 maps, 121 pages as the original. This is the first and most sought-after guidebook to ski mountaineering in Scotland, first published in 1987 and unavailable since 2011.
Ski Touring In Scotland
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Author : Angela Oakley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991-01-01
Ski Touring In Scotland written by Angela Oakley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Skis and skiing categories.
Scottish Offpiste Skiing Snowboarding Nevis Range And Ben
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Author : Kenny Biggin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-11-11
Scottish Offpiste Skiing Snowboarding Nevis Range And Ben written by Kenny Biggin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Nevis, Ben (Scotland) categories.
This Scottish offpiste guidebook focuses on the amazing terrain in the mountains around Ben Nevis and Nevis Range. It unlocks the potential to some of Scotland's best backcountry skiing with snow filled powder bowls, exciting corniced gullies, open faces, and narrow and twisting hidden couloirs. Inside you will find easy freeride routes in the Back Corries, challenging hidden couloirs on Aonach Beag and Aonach Mor's fabled west face, and step and daring descents on the north face of Ben Nevis.
Scotland
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Author : Chris Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Release Date : 2011-03-30
Scotland written by Chris Townsend and has been published by Cicerone Press Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-30 with Travel categories.
This comprehensive book is an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Scottish mountains. Whether you are planning a walk, scramble, climb or ski tour this larger format guide has all the information the independent mountain lover needs. The guide covers all the mountainous areas of Scotland from south to north, divided into seven regions. Each regional chapter covers individual glens important for mountain-goers, groups of hills that form coherent massifs and individual hills of significance. However, this is not a route guide and detailed descriptions are not provided. The aim of the book is to inspire and entertain as well as inform; to show first-time visitors just what the Scottish mountains have to offer and provide a new perspective for those who have been before. In the descriptions author Chris Townsend has given his opinions as to the relative qualities of the walks, glens, lochs, mountains and the landscape in general and highlighted those he thinks are the best the area has to offer. Includes: Descriptions of all the Scottish mountains, area-by-area from south to north, to help you identify the best locations for hill walking, mountaineering, climbing and ski touring Classic ascents and walks described, from scrambles up Ben Nevis to ski tours in the Cairngorms A planning tool for long-distance treks
Scottish Offpiste Skiing Snowboarding Glencoe
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Author : Kenny Biggin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-11-20
Scottish Offpiste Skiing Snowboarding Glencoe written by Kenny Biggin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-20 with Coe, Glen (Scotland) categories.
This Scottish offpiste guidebook focuses on the amazing terrain in the mountains around Glencoe. It unlocks the potential to some of Scotland's best backcountry skiing with snow filled powder bowls, exciting corniced gullies, open faces, and narrow and twisting hidden couloirs. Inside you will find easy freeride routes at Glencoe Mountain resort, challenging hidden corries and gullies on the famous Buachailles and the Bidean nam Bian massif, as well as some classic days out, such as the prized Black Mount Traverse.
More Days From A Hill Diary 1951 80 Scotland Norway Newfoundland
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Author : Adam Watson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-01
More Days From A Hill Diary 1951 80 Scotland Norway Newfoundland written by Adam Watson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In this book the author presents extracts from his hill diary in Scotland, Norway and Newfoundland, including hill-walking, rock and snow climbing, ski-mountaineering, and observing wildlife, from 1951 when he was 20. They continued through a personal exploration of hill country, often solo, until 1980. The book describes many ski-tours in Scotland, mostly alone, during 1951, the snowiest winter of the 1900s, and climbing with Tom Weir and Douglas Scott for weeks in north Norway during summer 1951, returning by trawler to Grimsby. In 1952 his enjoyment of lone ski-mountaineering and snow allowed him to study the winter ecology of ptarmigan in the Cairngorms, and in summer 1952 he led a three-man student expedition to north Norway. During April 1953 he spent a week alone on the Avalon Barrens of Newfoundland, studying willow grouse. Then he presents extracts from diary days in Scotland and Norway up to 1961, and in Scotland climbing and ski-mountaineering in 1963-80. Lastly he relates some thoughts about lone ski-tours and climbs after a lifetime's experience of them. Throughout, he writes of his joy at the beauty of nature. In his diary he caught his memories of long days on the hills, describing views, wildlife, weather, snow, companions and local folk with much enthusiasm.
Scottish Skiing
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Author : Ed Rattray
language : en
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2011-11-01
Scottish Skiing written by Ed Rattray and has been published by Troubador Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Ed Rattray began climbing in the Cairngorms in the 1940s and first donned skis in 1950, long before modern equipment was available and when mountain clothing and skis were all ex-War Department kit. He graduated into the Etchacan and Cairngorm Mountaineering Clubs and became a founder member of the Aberdeen Ski Club in 1956.Later, he was active in helping to set up the Scottish National Ski Council in 1963 (now known as Snowsport Scotland). The skiing movement in Scotland burst into life as soon as the first major ski tows and lifts were built in 1961. He was just one of tens of thousands of skiers swept along by the euphoria of the time and it was the beginning of what he calls the skiing revolution.Throughout the 1960s, when Scotland went skiing, more than a hundred clubs were formed while schools, youth organisations, and thousands of other individuals, discovered the winter mountains. From that movement, young Scottish athletes emerged and began to dominate in the sport to become British Alpine Skiing Champions and GB Olympic Team members. His involvement at club and national level over many years meant he amassed a large archive of information and pictures, which he uses to illustrate this, his historical interpretation of the last half of the last century: Scottish Skiing – The Golden Years. Part history, part memoir and part anecdote, this book will appeal to those with a keen interest in skiing.
Scotland S Mountain Ridges
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Author : Dan Bailey
language : en
Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
Release Date : 2011-07-21
Scotland S Mountain Ridges written by Dan Bailey and has been published by Cicerone Press Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A guidebook to the rich mix of summer scrambling, rock climbing and winter mountaineering on Scotland's ridges, from the remote Cairngorms to the splendour of the Cuillin. Graceful carved walkways slung between summits, twisted spines of stone - ridges can be the most beautiful of mountain landforms. With elegant lines and giddy exposure, ridge climbs emit a powerful siren call, drawing us out onto the rocks. Life on the edge has a special quality, born of the contrast of empty space all around, and intricate detail in close-up. The crests are strangely irresistible. Scotland's ridges are among the finest mountaineering lines in the country, every one a unique adventure. The variety of these routes reflects the breadth of the mountain experience: a rich mix of summer scrambles, technical rock and challenging winter climbs. This book covers both the popular classics and some obscure gems, aiming to celebrate these thrilling climbs as much as to document them. Along the way it explores landscapes of magnificent diversity, ranging from the remote desolation of the Cairngorms to the seaside splendour of the Cuillin, the great trench of Glencoe to the surreal exhibitionism of the far north. The chosen selection spans the grade range, with routes to suit all levels of ability. Whether an earthbound hillwalker or an accomplished climber, Scotland's ridges cannot fail to stir your imagination.
It S A Fine Day For The Hill
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Author : Adam Watson
language : en
Publisher: Paragon Publishing
Release Date : 2011
It S A Fine Day For The Hill written by Adam Watson and has been published by Paragon Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Adam Watson's interest in snow began at 7, the Cairngorms at 9, mountaineering and ski-mountaineering in later boyhood. His book recounts many fine days on the hill in Scotland, Iceland and northern Scandinavia on foot or ski, often on his own in wonderful places that excited him beyond measure. He tells what it was like to be with four remarkable Scots who greatly influenced him as a young naturalist and mountaineer, Seton Gordon, Bob Scott o the Derry, Tom Weir and Tom Patey. The beauty and variety of the hill, the weather and the wildlife were and are an inspiration to him, and his descriptions touch on this. In these modern times of pervasive regulation and politically correct control, this book is a breath of fresh air as a proclamation of the value and wonder that are the greatest joys of lone exploration on the spur of the moment. Author Adam Watson, BSc, PhD, DSc, DUniv, raised in lowland Aberdeenshire, is a retired research ecologist aged 80. He began lifelong interests on winter snow in 1937, snow patches in 1938, the Cairngorms in 1939. A mountaineer and ski-mountaineer since boyhood, he has experienced Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, mainland Canada, Newfoundland, Baffin Island, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Vancouver Island and Alaska. His main research was and is on population biology, behaviour and habitat of northern birds and mammals. In retirement he has contributed 16 scientific publications on snow patches since 1994. He is a Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Royal Meteorological Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Society of Biology. Since 1954 he has been a member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club and since 1968 author of the Club's District Guide to the Cairngorms. This book is testimony to the idea that Exploring for yourself by your own free will, without formal courses or training, is the best joy the hills can give (my Preface, The Cairngorms, 1975). Now I would add 'without detailed planning', for my best days have been lone trips begun without such planning, indeed on the spur of moment and weather, almost chance events. Four chapters salute Scots to whom I owed much as a young naturalist and mountaineer, Seton Gordon, Bob Scott, Tom Patey and Tom Weir. They held to the above idea. Reading Seton Gordon's Cairngorm Hills of Scotland in 1939 changed my life. I wanted to be in these hills at all seasons. Exploration by one's own free will is best pervaded by humility and wonder. Alien to this are avalanche alerts, 'challenge' walks, 'character-building', courses, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, guided walks, hill-runs, interpretive boards, marker cairns, outdoor centres, qualifications, rangers, route-cards, school outings, signposts, sponsored walks, tests of snowpack stability, text messages sent as avalanche alerts to mobile phones, transceivers, visitor centres, 'walk of the day', wardens, and 'wilderness walks'. Also alien are Munros, Corbetts and other anthropocentric designations, those who 'bag' them as if hills were shot birds, and assault, attack, battle, conquer, conquest, fight, vanquish and victory as if hills were enemies. Many with flashing camera, global positioning, map, compass, mobile phone, and survival equipment are unsafe, as rescue accounts often reveal. Even climbers have been rescued after neglecting navigation on easy ground after completing rock climbs or ice climbs. Those who behave as if alone on an icecap when nobody else knows where they are and no help is possible, have greater inherent safety. They are also more likely to understand and appreciate the hill and its weather, snow, wildlife and indigenous folk.