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Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers
Ian R. Mitchell
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Description for Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers
Paperback. The story of the Scottish Highlands at a time when the mountains were a sanctuary for Jacobites, bandits, poachers and illicit distillers, rather than the tourists and mountaineers of today. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 304.
This work tells the story of explorations and ascents in the Scottish Highlands in the days before mountaineering became a popular sport - when Jacobites, bandits, poachers and illicit distillers traditionally used the mountains as sanctuary.
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
303g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908373298
SKU
V9781908373298
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-48
About Ian R. Mitchell
IAN R MITCHELL started climbing and walking in the cairngorms in the 1960s. He has an extensive knowledge of the Scottish mountains and has also scaled peaks in Iceland, Norway, the Pyrenees, Morocco and the Austrian Alps. Ian also broke free from a career in Further Education to pursue his dream of writing full-time.
Reviews for Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers
In this new book on pre-mountaineering ascents and near ascents in the Highlands, we have at last a work which does justice to those who lived and worked, travelled and fought in the Highlands before Walter Scott. - Professor Bruce Lenman, from his foreward ...will give you much to think about next time you’re up that mountain. - David ... Read more