Download or read book British Mountain Climbs written by George Dixon Abraham and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Women on Nature written by Katharine Norbury and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would happen, I wondered, if I simply missed out the fifty per cent of the population whose voices have been credited with shaping this particular ‘cultural form’. If I coppiced the woodland, so to speak, and allowed the light to shine down to the forest floor and illuminate countless saplings now that a gap has opened in the canopy. . . There has, in recent years, been an explosion of writing about place, landscape and the natural world. But within this blossoming of interest, women’s voices have remained very much in the minority. For the very first time, this landmark anthology collects together the work of women, over the centuries and up to the present day, who have written about the natural world in Britain, Ireland and the outlying islands of our archipelago. Alongside the traditional forms of the travelogue, the walking guide, books on birds, plants and wildlife, Women on Nature embraces alternative modes of seeing and recording that turn the genre on its head. Katharine Norbury has sifted through the pages of women’s fiction, poetry, household planners, gardening diaries and recipe books to show the multitude of ways in which they have observed the natural world about them, from the fourteenth-century writing of the anchorite Julian of Norwich to the seventeenth-century travel journal of Celia Fiennes; from the keen observations of Emily Brontë to a host of brilliant contemporary voices. Women on Nature presents a groundbreaking vision of the natural world which, in addition to being a rich and scintillating anthology that shines a light on many unjustly overlooked writers, is of unique importance in terms of women’s history and the history of writing about nature.

Download or read book Great Mountain Days in Snowdonia written by Terry Marsh and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to 40 great mountain walks and scrambles in Snowdonia. The inspirational routes in this larger format book range right across the Snowdonia National Park and are divided into 8 geographical regions: Snowdon and Moel Eilio, the Glyderau, the Carneddau, Eifionydd, Siabod and the Moelwynion, Rhinogydd (the Harlech Dome), Migneint and the Arans and Cadair Idris and the Tarrens. All routes are graded, from moderate to strenuous, and illustrated with Harvey map extracts, topo diagrams by Mark Richards and lots of stunning photographs. Some routes include mild scrambling or long days in rugged country, and many can be enjoyed all year round. The walks have been chosen to encourage you to try something new in this much-loved region, while at the same time offering clear descriptions of classic routes for those new to Snowdonia.

Download or read book Jenkinson s practical guide to North Wales written by Henry Irwin Jenkinson and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Alpine Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Llwyth written by Bethan Gwanas and published by Y Lolfa. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nofel gyffrous, anturus am lwythau gwahanol yn ymladd am eu hunaniaeth - y Bleiddiaid, y Brain, yr Eirth a'r Dreigiau. Wrth i'r gelyn fygwth eu trechu rhaid i'r llwythau ddod ynghyd a chydweithio er mwyn ennill y dydd.An adventure novel about four different tribes fighting for their identity - the Wolves, the Crows, the Bears and the Dragons. As the enemy threatens, the tribes must unite to win the battle.

Download or read book Rock climbing in North Wales written by George Dixon Abraham and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mountain Man written by James Forrest and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicknamed 'Mountain Man' by the Sunday Telegraph, James Forrest is the record-breaking adventurer who climbed every mountain in England and Wales in just six months – the fastest ever time. Solo and unsupported, he walked over 1,000 miles and ascended five times the height of Everest during his 446-peak challenge. And he did it all on his days off from work, proving it is possible to integrate an epic adventure into your everyday life. From collapsing tents and horrific storms to near-fatal mountaineering mishaps, James endured his fair share of hardship out in the hills. But the good times far outweighed the bad. He slept wild under the stars, met eccentric locals, and exchanged the 21st century social media bubble for a simpler, more peaceful existence. What did he learn along the way? That life is more fulfilling when you switch off your phone and climb a mountain. Readers will be inspired and motivated by James's amazing adventure, and so the book concludes with a section on how YOU can achieve your next adventure – whether it's something to get the kids involved in at half term, a fun challenge to tackle solo or with friends, or, like James's, a record-breaking attempt of epic proportions, James will guide you through everything you need to do to plan and execute your adventure, as well as give you some great ideas too.

Download or read book The Complete Mountaineer written by George Dixon Abraham and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book the complete mountaineer written by george d. abraham and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Unjustifiable Risk written by Simon Thompson and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the impartial observer Britain does not appear to have any mountains. Yet the British invented the sport of mountain climbing and for two periods in history British climbers led the world in the pursuit of this beautiful and dangerous obsession. Unjustifiable Risk is the story of the social, economic and cultural conditions that gave rise to the sport, and the achievements and motives of the scientists and poets, parsons and anarchists, villains and judges, ascetics and drunks that have shaped its development over the past two hundred years. The history of climbing inevitably reflects the wider changes that have occurred in British society, including class, gender, nationalism and war, but the sport has also contributed to changing social attitudes to nature and beauty, heroism and death. Over the years, increasing wealth, leisure and mobility have gradually transformed climbing from an activity undertaken by an eccentric and privileged minority into a sub-division of the leisure and tourist industry, while competition, improved technology and information, and increasing specialisation have helped to create climbs of unimaginable difficulty at the leading edge of the sport. But while much has changed, even more has remained the same. Today's climbers would be instantly recognisable to their Victorian predecessors, with their desire to escape from the crowded complexity of urban society and willingness to take "unjustifiable" risk in pursuit of beauty, adventure and self-fulfilment. Unjustifiable Risk was shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker prize in 2011.

Download or read book Climbing Days written by Dorothy Pilley and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dorothy Pilley first set hand on the rope in the 1910s, women climbers were seen as a dangerous liability, their achievements ignored, unrecorded or disbelieved. Undeterred, Dorothy proved herself on the vertiginous slopes of Wales, Scotland and the Lake District before tackling the rock faces of the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Rockies, Mount Fuji and the Himalayas. Her tireless championing of other women climbers as well as her own trailblazing example led to women being seen as serious mountaineers with impressive records on bravery, skill and endurance. First published in 1935, Climbing Days tells a daredevil tale of adventure, near-death slips and rapturous achievement in high places, interleaved with moments highlighting the particular challenges of being a woman in a sport seen as the province of men.

Download or read book Jenkinson s Smaller Practical Guide to North Wales written by Henry Irwin Jenkinson and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Gossiping Guide to Wales written by Askew Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Cornhill Magazine written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Climbers Club Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mountain Walking in Snowdonia written by Terry Fletcher and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2022-04-29 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook describes 40 day walks exploring Snowdonia. It showcases some of the best mountain walks in the area, with routes up Snowdon and Tryfan alongside other classic peaks like Y Garn, Cadair Idris and the Glyders. Routes are graded easy to strenuous and include airy and pulse-quickening scrambles such as Crib Goch and Bristly Ridge as well as the Snowdon Horseshoe, the Nantlle Ridge and a 2-day traverse of all 15 of Snowdon's peaks over 3000ft. Walks range in distance from 4 miles (6km) to 16 miles (26km). Clear route descriptions are accompanied by OS mapping, and for each walk there is key information about distance, grade, ascent, terrain, access and parking. With useful advice on where to stay and when to go, and an English-Welsh glossary, this book is an invaluable guide to discovering both the popular and less well-trodden corners of Snowdonia. Snowdonia can justifiably lay claim to some of the finest mountain walking in Britain, from the bristling, jagged ridges of Snowdon to the huge grassy mounds of the Carneddau and the stone-girt fortresses of the Glyderau. These are big mountains with big personalities, with glowering crags and deep rocky cwms. Whether you are based in Bala, Beddgelert, Llanberis, Betws-y-Coed, Dolgellau or Capel Curig, you'll find walks in this guidebook to suit you.