The Joy of Hillwalking

Storer, Ralph

ISBN 10: 1842820699 / ISBN 13: 9781842820698

Published by Luath Pr, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Joy of Hillwalking
• Publisher: Luath Pr
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842820699
• ISBN 13: 9781842820698
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1750090232.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 41211735
• Signed: 6/16/2025 4:10:32 PM
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About this title

Synopsis

Ralph Storer's highly entertaining exploration of the lure of the hills is underpinned by hard-won experience - he has climbed extensively in the British Isles, Europe and the American West, though his abiding love is the Scottish Highlands. His breezy anecdotes of walking and climbing around the world in all sorts of conditions are gripping and full of fun. This man has done more things in a sleeping bag than sleep, and in The Joy of Hillwalking he cheerfully tells all. His sense of humour is as irrepressible as his relish for adventurous ascents, but he doesn't have his head in the clouds when it comes to serious issues such as public access and conservation.

About the Author

Despite being a Sassenach by accident of birth, Ralph has lived in Scotland since studying psychology at Dundee University. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked in the field of commercial and educational computing, initially as a computer programmer and more recently as a lecturer at Napier University of Edinburgh. He is an experienced hillwalker who has hiked and backpacked extensively around the world. His series of guidebooks to the Scottish Highlands, which includes best-selling 100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains, has become one of the standard reference works on the subject