Mountain Footfalls

Author : Ian Mitchell
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1804250988
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain Footfalls written by Ian Mitchell and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the adventures of Stobcross Gentlemen's Climbing Club. Against all the odds thrown up by the Scottish weather, faulty map reading and the symptoms of physical decline, they strove to maintain the fine traditions of Scottish mountaineering. They battled through their Munros and Corbetts whilst valiantly trying to celebrate Burns' Night, Guy Fawkes Night and Hogmanay in a ritual calendar of the Scottish Hills. Alongside these adventures are explorations of a different kind – ones into the history of the bothies and the mountains that make up the present day landscape, as well as the stories of those who have vacated the bens and glens within living memory. Based on Ian Mitchell's research and experiences, Mountain Footfalls adds a new dimension to hillwalkers' appreciation and enjoyment of the Scottish Highlands.

Author : Ian Mitchell
Publisher : Mercat Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9781873644539
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mountain Footfalls written by Ian Mitchell and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ian R Mitchell
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1909912441
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Mountains Before the Mountaineers written by Ian R Mitchell and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Outdoor Writers Guild Award for Excellence 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. PROF. BRUCE LENMAN Marvelous account of mountaineering's prehistory... as colourful as it is thought provoking - THE SCOTSMAN 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.

Author : Sister Nivedita
Publisher : Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Footfalls of Indian History written by Sister Nivedita and published by Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math). This book was released on 1956 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author Sister Nivedita, a disciple of Swami Vivekananda, in her inimitable style, gives a glimpse of the past glories and drawbacks of India in a nutshell. She has discussed the most important topics regarding Religion, Philosophy, Culture, Economics, Architecture, influence of the Gupta Dynasty, historical significance of the northern pilgrimage and some problems of Indian research. In the last chapter she has drawn a fine picture of Varanasi, the most ancient city of India. This is a book that will help all those who are eager to learn more about India. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India.

Author : Charles William Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Month at Gastein: Or, Footfalls in the Tyrol. With Twenty-one Illustr written by Charles William Wood and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Boardman
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898864366
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Boardman Tasker Omnibus written by Peter Boardman and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects four out-of-print classic climbing books: Tasker's Savage Arena and Everest the Cruel Way, and Boardman's The Shining Mountain and Sacred Summits.

Author : Verner C. Bickley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857712675
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Footfalls Echo in the Memory written by Verner C. Bickley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both agents of British colonialism and neo-colonialism? Or are both simply altruistic purveyors of language and culture to a wider world? Verner Bickley as an Education Officer in the British Colonial Service and in the British Council provides the answer and shows that educational and cultural values were paramount and important in themselves, and through the medium of the near-global English language, vitally important in both culture and technical training. Life in overseas postings was set against a backdrop of turbulent international relations following World War II, including service in the Royal Navy in India and Ceylon, soon to be become independent Sri Lanka. Bickley was Education Officer in Singapore during the tumultuous 1950s, at the time of the Malayan 'Emergency' and in the lead-up to independence in 1957 which he announced on Radio Malaya. His service with the British Council began with a posting to Burma during the premiership of U Nu, struggling with ethnic problems and to be ousted by military coup. And during his time in Indonesia the British Embassy was burnt to the ground by rioters. Later service was in Japan - basking in its success as an emerging economic powerhouse. This is an essentially warm and human story enlivened, especially during the British Council period, by a succession of diverse personalities, including royalty, British and Thai, as well as writers like Anthony Burgess, Graham Greene and Willis Hall and actors such as Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart and Max Adrian.

Author : Calum Smith
Publisher : Rymour Books
ISBN 13 : 0954070445
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Cuillin written by Calum Smith and published by Rymour Books. This book was released on 2020-07-15 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black Cuillin is an exhilarating account of mountaineering in the Isle of Skye and the extraordinary folk who flocked to the 'British Alps'. Not simply a climbing compendium but a social history of the island, its mountains and it's people. ‘ …exhaustively knowledgeable and scintillatingly written… ’ JIM PERRIN 'A major work of research and history―not only of climbing but also of social developments and the significant personalities involved in events surrounding Skye and the Highlands over the last two centuries. A must read for anyone with an interest in the history of the island and Scotland'. DENNIS GRAY

Author : Neil Findlay
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 180425102X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hope & Despair written by Neil Findlay and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2023-05-26 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Scottish politics mired in a constitutional dogfight with no end in sight? Why has Scottish Labour failed to develop a radical and credible alternative to independence? Is it possible for a campaigning politician to make a difference? Can people power lead to positive change? Over the last few years, political campaigner and former Labour msp Neil Findlay kept a log of his time in the Scottish Parliament, a time which he describes as one of perpetual crisis and scandal. This book is my account of being an elected politician. My comments convey my feelings and emotions as events unfolded. If they cause upset to some, then so be it. I can only report the truth. There is little doubt the tectonic plates of Scottish politics are shifting. Is this a time of hope or of despair? Time will tell. As a socialist, I am an optimist and live in hope and have a belief that tomorrow will always be better than today.

Author : Lesley Riddoch
Publisher : Luath Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1804251003
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thrive written by Lesley Riddoch and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2023-06-22 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why won't Scots simmer down? Why batter on about independence when folk voted no a decade back? After all. Scotland is not as populated as Yorkshire, nor as wealthy as London. But it's also not as Conservative, nor as suspicious of Europeans, as keen on Brexit or as willing to flog off public assets to the ruling party's pals. Scotland is a former state with its own laws, education, universities, languages, welfare system, history and hang-ups. A progressive North Atlantic nation steered by a Westminster government that's totally preoccupied with regaining lost imperial status. Put simply – with or without Nicola Sturgeon at the helm – Scotland is another country. A social democracy stuck in a Conservative state. And that's why 50% of Scots are determined to find a way out. In this book, Blossom author Lesley Riddoch sets out an impassioned case for independence, weaving academic evidence with the story, and international comparison with anecdote, to explain why Scotland is ready to step forward as the world's newest state and how the British Isles can work better when Scotland is governed by the folk who call it home. Let's cast aside preconceptions. Whichever way you voted in 2014 – if you were able – the world has changed, Europe has changed and the UK has changed – though not in a good way. Scots need the freedom to change too.