Hillwalking Bible

Ronald Turnbull is an experienced author, photographer and editor. He is Treasurer and Membership Secretary of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild, and has written over 30 walking guidebooks and outdoor books. He has nine times won Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild Awards for Excellence for his books and magazine articles. He is a regular contributor to Lakeland Walker and also writes in Trail, Cumbria and TGO.

• Introduction-Walk 1: Walla CragFirst Steps1. Gearing up2 Understanding maps3 Choosing the right route4 On not getting lost5 Looking after the mountain6 Children and/or dogs7 Getting serious: Scrambling-Walk 2: Blencathra by Halls Fell8 Getting serious: winter walking9 When things go wrongWhere to goEngland-Walk 3 White Peak: Hartington valleys-Walk 4 Dark Peak: Kinder Scout-Walk 5: Great Gable-Walk 6: Ingleborough-Walk 7: Jurassic Fantastic, Durdle Door to OsmingtonWales-Walk 8: Moel Siabod-Walk 9: Pen y Fan horseshoeScotland-Walk 10 A first Munro: Ben Lomond-Walk 11 A second Munro: Meall nan TarmachanNorthern IrelandWider Horizons10 long distance walking-Walk 12: In the steps of Cuthbert's Corpse-Walk 13: Tour de Scafell Pikes11 Backpacking and wild camping-Walk 14: West of the West Highland Way12 Running up that hill13 Walking abroad-Walk 15: Stubaital Höhenweg14 Lists of Hills15 More app & map-Walk 16: Stob Coire a' Chairn and Am Bodach, Mamores16 More map and compass17 Winter skills18 A bit about bedrockGlossary

A witty, wise, and wonderfully comprehensive companion for anyone who’s ever felt the pull of the hills. [Turnbull's] reflections on the joy of walking—on the crunch of frost underfoot, the glow of bracken in morning light, the quiet companionship of a red kite overhead—remind us why we walk in the first place.