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My books so far...All of my books are guidebooks in the wide sense, combining where-to and how-to with why-to and sometimes why-not-to. The ones that are utilitarian route-descriptions are in the lower table: Guidebooks[I dont want the literary stuff, take me to the Guidebooks] | ||||||||||||||
Battle Valleys A portrait of the Border, where 'every valley has its battle, and every stream its song'. The Border Country, from Dumfries to Berwick and Hadrian's Wall, in history and pictures. hardback, over 100 photos, Frances Lincoln 2012 ... more |
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Sandstone and Sea Stacks A walkers' guide to the geology of Britain's seaside. A follow-up to Granite & Grit, covering in particular the geological periods after the Carboniferous, fossils, water as a geological force and the beach at Crackington Haven. hardback, 300 photos, diagrams and sketch maps, Frances Lincoln 2011 ... more OWPG Awards for Excellence: best outdoor book 2012 |
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West Highland Way The path in pictures. Plus a bit of history, wildlife, geology, cattle thieves, Romantic poets, etc hardback, 300 photos, diagrams and sketch maps, Frances Lincoln 2010 ... more |
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Blencathra A Portrait of the Mountain in words as well as pictures. Underground granite, mystic talking fish, first ascent of Sharp Edge, self-mutilating vicar of Threlkeld, plus about 22 routes up it hardback, 300 photos, diagrams and sketch maps, Frances Lincoln 2010 ... more |
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Granite and Grit A Walkers' Guide to the Geology of British Mountains: the seventeen sorts of stone that make up the UK's mountain ground, how they got there, what they're like to walk on. hardback, 300 photos, diagrams and sketch maps, Frances Lincoln hardback 2009, paperback 2010. ... more OWPG Awards for Excellence: best outdoor book 2009 |
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Muir and More John Muir, his life and walks: the John Muir Trail (California) and the John Muir Way (East Lothian), bears and beards, the deep-fried haggis, the huckleberry, and Henry David Thoreau, with notes on the geology and theology of the high Sierras hardback, 11 line drawings by Colin Brash, diagrams and sketch maps, Millrace Books 2008. ...more |
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The Life and Times of the Black Pig A Biography of Ben Macdui: seventeen routes up, with geology, jokes, and mountain mysteries, plus lifestyle notes on Aberdonians, snow buntings, fairies and wooly hats hardback, 10 line drawings by Colin Brash, diagrams and sketch maps, Millrace Books 2007. ...more OWPG Awards for Excellence: best outdoor book 2007 |
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Three Peaks, Ten Tors OUT OF PRINT Long-distance and challenge walks in the UK: tools and techniques, routes and reminiscences. The National Three Peaks, the Three Peaks of Yorkshire, and 13 other routes. plastic-encased paperback, photos, diagrams and sketch maps, Cicerone 2007. ...more |
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The Riddle of Sphinx Rock The Life and Times of Great Gable: fifteen routes up, with geology, jokes, and what it means to be a mountain in today's world hardback, 10 line drawings by Colin Brash, diagrams and sketch maps, Millrace Books 2005. ...more |
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Pevensey Guide: the Cairngorms Picture book of the Cairngorms, with history, natural history, legends, jokes etc. Some short walks detailed here and there large format paperback, 110 colour photos, David & Charles 2002. ...more |
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The Book of the Bivvy Philosophy and technology of the bivvy bag, with accounts of expeditions and various digressions along the way paperback, some photos colour and b&w, Cicerone 2001, 3rd revision 2010 ...more OWG Awards for Excellence: best outdoor book 2001 |
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The Book of the Bivvy (revised 2021) Twentieth anniversary edition, extensively re-written with rather more about gentler, lower-level expeditions and down-filled sleeping bags. Now in full colour, but still with the same minimalist price-tag. ...more |
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Coast-to-Coasting (with John Gillham) OUT OF PRINT The art of the UK coast-to-coast walk conveyed with equal parts inspiration and perspiration. Eight routes described in words and pictures hardback, full colour with lots of pictures, David & Charles 1999 ...more OWG/9feet Awards for Excellence: best outdoor book 2000 |
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Long Days in Lakeland Walking, running, scrambling but also sitting still and thinking about it. The 3000s walk, the Bob Graham Round, and various odd expeditions. hardback, b&w and 16 pages of colour photos, Grey Stone 1998 ...more highly commended Lakeland Book of the Year Award 1999 |
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Lakeland Mountain Challenges (with Roy Clayton) The 3000s walk, the Old County Tops, the Eight Great Horseshoes and a walk all the way across; with advice on how to survive. paperback, b&w pictures and photos, Grey Stone 1999; revised edition 2010 ...more |
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Welsh 3000ft Challenges (with Roy Clayton) The 3000s walk (or run), the Paddy Buckley Round of 47 summits, a Welsh end-to-end, and the 1000m peaks race; with advice on how to survive paperback, b&w pictures and photos, Grey Stone 1997, partial revision 2003; full revision 2010 |
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Across Scotland on Foot The art of walking (or running) across Scotland from one side to the other. 7 routes described, with supplementary chapters on nutrition, skills, fitness, looking after the feet and telling a buzzard from an eagle paperback, b&w pictures and photos, Grey Stone 1994 ...more |
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Walking in the Scottish Borders Greentop styling indicates 'walking' rather than 'mountain walking' and valley, riverside and a coastal walk mixed in with the hills. 'Scottish Borders' here includes the Tweed and its catchment, including the English Cheviots and Ettrick, Moffat and Manor hills extending into Dumfries & Galloway. Some overlap with 'Southern Uplands' but the hill walks here are a bit shorter and easier. paperback, OS mapping, photos: Cicerone 2020, reprinted 2021 ... more | |
Walking the Galloway Hills My home hill range: the chance finally came to write the guidebook! paperback, OS mapping, photos Cicerone 2019 ... more | |
The Southern Upland Way by Alan Castle, revision by RT The coast to coast walk across the Southern Uplands – works best as a beginner's backpack route. Runs 10 miles north of my home. I redid the route description and most of the photos. paperback, OS mapping, photos, Cicerone, fully revised 2018 ... more | |
The Jurassic Coast Coast, and inland hills, between Exmouth and Poole: with special attention to the cliffs, beach pebbles, fossils and landforms OWPG Awards for Excellence: best guidebook 2015 paperback, OS mapping, diagrams, photos Cicerone 2015, reprinted 2019, 2021 ... more | |
Walking in the Southern Uplands The best 43 routes between Edinburgh/Glasgow and the Scotland/England border, over hills from Merrick to Arthur's Seat paperback, OS mapping, photos Cicerone 2014 ... more | |
Walking Ben Lomond, Rannoch and Atholl Originally published as 'Highland Perthshire'. 80 routes, high low, and through the big bit between Lomond-Trossach and Cairngorms national parks. Includes Ben Alder and the Bridge of Orchy group paperback, OS mapping and sketch maps, photos Cicerone 2013, reprinted with new name 2020 ... more |
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NOT the West Highland Way Options above and alongside the path, and wider-ranging beginner backpack paths between Loch Lomond and Fort William paperback, OS mapping and sketch maps, photos Cicerone 2010 ... more |
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St Cuthbert's Way The path from Melrose to Lindisfarne in the useful Rucksack Readers' format. Options over the Cheviot, plus muddy pilgrim path to Holy Island. waterproof paperback, spiral bound, Rucksack Readers 2009 ...no more just yet unless I do a webpage |
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Walking Loch Lomond and the Trossachs 70 walks covering the national park's lowland, moorland, lower hills, and all the Munros paperback, OS mapping and sketch maps, photos Cicerone 2009 ... more |
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Ben Nevis and Glen Coe 100 walks, scrambles and through routes, covering lowland, moorland and lower hills, and all the Munros, south as far as Ben Cruachan paperback, OS mapping and sketch maps, photos Cicerone 2007 ...more |
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Walking in the Cairngorms over 100 walks, scrambles and through routes, covering forests and riversides, moorland and lower hills, and all the Munros paperback, OS mapping and sketch maps, photos Cicerone 2005 ...more |
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Walking in Scottish Highlands a 'superb selection' of 20 routes among some nice photos not by me. Some of these walks may appear in other AA walks books says the Introduction; in fact all 20 are from 50 Walks in Scottish Highlands & Islands, my 2003 book below. AA 2006 |
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50 Walks in Scottish Highlands & Islands valley and mid-level walks, up to 2500ft (750m), 2-10 miles (3-15 km) with appearances by Bonnie Prince Charlie, the midge, and the MacDonalds of Glencoe on a cattle raid paperback, sketch maps, AA 2003; revised (mostly by me) edition 2009 |
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50 Walks: Somerset on the Levels and up the seven hill ranges of the county. Brief mentions for the sabre-tooth tiger, the bittern, and King Alfred. paperback, sketch maps, AA 2002; revised edition 2009 |
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Ramblers Guide: Lake District (with John Gillham) 30 mountain and valley walks in the Lake District, with colour pictures and Harvey map extracts large paperback, 100 colour photos, HarperCollins 1999, revised edition 2011 ...more |
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Walking the Lowther Hills OUT OF PRINT 40 hill walks in Dumfries & Galloway, but excluding the Galloway Hills: so the Lowthers, Carsphairn Hills, Criffel, Screel and Cairnsmore of Fleet paperback, some photos colour and b&w, sketch maps, Cicerone 1999 ...more |
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Coast to Coast Trail Guide OUT OF PRINT Route description and some background chit-chat for Wainwrights classic walk from St Bees (Cumbria) to Robin Hoods Bay (Yorkshire). paperback, sketch maps, Dalesman 1998 OWG/Cola Award: best guidebook 1998 |
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