Walking The Flinders Ranges

Book condition is near fine. Hard cover. Book boards are clean and unmarked front and back of the Book. Book block is clean & unmarked all side of the book. Spine intact. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. The dust dust jacket is good, has wear on the top of the spine area, small part missing and some edge wear. Still a good copy for 1974 published book. C. Warren Bonython’s Walking the Flinders Ranges is currently out of print. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weigh exceed 500grams. the book details Bonython’s pioneering journey from Crystal Brook to Mount Hopeless, making him the first person to walk the Flinders Ranges end-to-end. Through this epic trek, he climbed more than sixty summits, traversing the diverse landscapes from the Gammon Ranges plateau to Mount Painter, experiencing conditions from freezing winters to searing summer heat. The narrative is celebrated for being comprehensive, closely textured, and richly affectionate toward the Flinders Ranges. Content and Features: Pages and Format: The book contains approximately 231–232 pages, with editions featuring colour and black-and-white plates, maps, diagrams, and illustrated endpapers. Cultural Insights: Bonython includes detailed accounts of Aboriginal heritage, such as cave paintings at Moonarie Gap, rock carvings near Mount Elkington, and the Aboriginal legend of the great snake Arkaroo. He also recounts encounters and practical experiences involving Aboriginal station hands and historical interactions. Walking Guidance: It serves as both a memoir and a practical walking guide, describing routes, geographic features, and the challenges of the terrain. For instance, it includes guidance on traversing steep gorges, the beetling stone gully of Mount Aleck, and granite ledges of The Armchair. .