Modern Snow and Ice Techniques

MARCH, Bill

Cicerone

This title talks about 120 kilometre long-distance footpath through Bavaria from Lake Starnberg to Castle Neuschwanstein. The route is linked, emotionally if not historically, with that most enigmatic of Bavarian monarchs, Ludwig II, from the point where his body was found in Lake Starnberg in circumstances which remain one of the world's great unsolved mysteries, to the fairy-tale castle on the edge of the Alps which is his greatest memorial. Add to the ingredients countryside of rolling beauty, often dramatically impressive, and a series of monastic churches of great architectural splendour, then you really do have a long-distance footpath which has something special. This is basically a lowland walk. You scale few dizzy heights, no impressive mountain passes, and the going is, for the most part, easy, along farm roads and tracks, forest paths, through a couple of impressive wooded gorges, over low hills, into attractive villages. The King Ludwig Way isn't in any sense a challenge walk. It's a cultural experience and is likely to appeal to people who have a sense of history, who are happy to combine some excellent, non-strenuous walking with glorious architecture, beautiful scenery and a chance to see a lovely part of Germany often well away from the popular tourist haunts.

King Ludwig Way : One-Hundred and Twenty Kilometre Long Distance Walk Through Bavaria from Lake Starnberge to Castle Neuschwanstein

Colin Speakman

Sports & Outdoors

In this book the author, a world authority on outdoor education, attempts to define some of the deeper values implicit in the outdoor adventure experience. The book is in two main sections. In the first the author seeks to establish a broad framework of levels of adventure, as well as emphasising the importance both of the quality of the experience and of the possibilities of adventure being instinctive. Next, he develops his personal philosophy on the potential value of the outdoor experience. Adventure in the natural environment is consciously to take up a challenge that will demand the best of our capabilities - physically, mentally and emotionally. In its ability to develop the key human virtues, which are crucial to any satisfying lifestyle, the outdoor experience has considerable potential value for the individual and for society as a whole.

The Adventure Alternative

Mortlock, Colin

Travel

<p>This little guide is meant to complement the existing guides to the area, offering a different approach to the route descriptions. Topos are great but occasionally one word is worth a thousand pictures. English style route notes can save precious holiday time in pinpointing abseils, locating starts, unusual pitches, and quality. It is written especially for those who are first-time visitors to the area. All the route descriptions were written immediately after an ascent and most rely on a consensus achieved by discussion concerning several such ascents.</p>

Rock Climbs in the Verdon

Rick Newcombe

Europe

<p>Unlike most of the Cumbrian and Welsh peaks, the majority of these mountains do not have paths or walkers' tracks up them, but the many excellent stalker's paths takes one deep into wild territory and often gives a flying start to an ascent. Walkers in Torridon have to accustom themselves to free-ranging over heather, grass, rock and marsh. In the sketch maps, stalker's and the other paths are shown as broken lines, the recommended free-ranging routes are shown as dotted lines. Most of the expeditions assume that you have transport, and those which do not require it are indicated and are written as though Shieldaig is the starting point. The 'climbs' often involve descending again by the route of your ascent, which builds in a considerable safety factor if you are new to the area and also the comfort and pleasure of returning over now familiar territory.</p>

Torridon : A Walker's Guide

BARTON

The Salzkammergut, Austria's Lake District, contains some of the most spectacular scenery and some of the most delightful walking country in the whole of Austria. It is composed of three Austrian Lander or federal states: Upper Austria the greater part, Land Salzburg and Styria in western Austria and having southern Germany (Bavaria) as its western boundary. Astonishingly, it remains little known to most English-speaking ramblers but it offers opportunity for every kind of walking from the toughest mountaineering to lakeside strolls. The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to what we believe is one of Europe's loveliest areas, one which, unlike many areas of the Alps, is admirably suited to novice walkers. It is a collection of walks which are in essence 'Holiday Rambles' - relatively easy and, for the most part, straightforward routes which can be completed in less than a day, and in some cases a morning or afternoon, to allow for sightseeing in an area which is so culturally rich. Part One is 'Before Your Trip' and gives a brief background to the area and its history as well as some practical information to help you plan your trip and get the most out of your visit. Part Two is devoted to walking the 'Salzkammergut Way' - the author's purely unofficial name for a suggested 80km long-distance route through the centre of the Salzkammergut which can be walked in easy day or half-day stages between stations and halts (or boat landing stages). Part Three takes a selection of seven other 'lakeland' walks in different parts of the Salzkammergut. Several of these can be combined with boat trips on the lakes themselves, providing a very civilised way of enjoying the scenery.

Walking in the Salzkammergut : Holiday Rambles in Austria's Lake District

Speakman, Fleur

Walks and Climbs in the Picos De Europa (GUIDE)

Walker, Robin

The Black Forest is one of the most famous walking areas in Europe. The Westweg was Europe's first waymarked long distance footpath route and dates from 1900-65 years before England's Pennine Way! It is an area of superb forest with fine ridge walking and, above the Rhine Valley, some magnificent high level walking with panoramic views. It is an area of rich history and culture with a fine tradition of hospitality. Part one: "Discovering the Black Forest" will whet the appetite of the reader, as it describes the special attractions of the area. Part two: "Planning a Trip" deals with the practicalities of planning a walking tour in this part of Germany. Part Three: "The Ortenauer Wine Path and The Clock Carriers' Way" talks about two fine trails, which can be planned so that overnight luggage is carried each day between accommodation.

Walking in the Black Forest

Robert Louis Stevenson's account of his 140 mile trek through the Massif Central of southern France in 1878 has long captured the imagination of walkers and lovers of literature alike. In 1991, the Stevenson Trail was finally adopted by the French footpath authorities and this guide will prove indispensable to the holidaymaker planning to follow in the nineteenth-century author's footsteps. It includes a comprehensive list of facilities, accommodation and places of interest along the route, detailed route directions and account of Stevenson's adventures with his sole companion and beast of burden, the donkey Modestine, at each stage. The trail is ideal for those contemplating a walking holiday for the first time, and the guide includes advice on travelling to and from southern France, accommodation, equipment, currency and insurance - even coping with emergencies like a snake bite. Packed with snippets of fascinating information about this historic region, it is also useful for cyclists and motorists keen to follow this classic route.

Robert Louis Stevenson Trail- Cicerone

Alan-Castle

A guidebook to walking all the Marilyns in Britain - the hills that are high with regard to the surrounding land with a drop of 150m or more on all sides. How many hills are there in Britain? Has anyone climbed them all? Where is there for hillwalkers to go in the south of England? What is a hill anyway? This book dispenses with the common assumption that a hill must be at least 2000ft high to be worth climbing. Instead it concentrates on listing all the hills that are relatively high compared to the surrounding land (Marilyns) leading to some interesting results: for example, the highest points in the Cotswolds and Chilterns, Campsies and Quantocks are all included, as well as the main summits on numerous Scottish islands, whereas well-known mountain summits such as Cairn Gorm, Bowfell and Carnedd Dafydd do not qualify. As well as being an invaluable reference work for all walkers, this book contains a fascinating collection of not too serious facts and figures. The book is illustrated by a set of photographs and a large number of very clear maps, which make it easy to locate all the hills in each region.

The Relative Hills of Britain

alan-dawson

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