The Mounth Passes by Neil Ramsay and Nate Pedersen: book review
The Mounth Passes: A Heritage Guide to the Old Ways through the Grampian Mountains by Neil Ramsay and Nate Pedersen (Kindle) This slim ebook came to my attention…
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Mountain Classics – The Mountain Men by Alan Hankinson
The Mountain Men: A History of Early Rock Climbing in North Wales by Alan Hankinson This series of articles showcases gems of mountain literature, both established classics and…
Mountain Classics – Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69 by Edward Whymper This series of articles showcases gems of mountain literature, both established classics and more esoteric…
Book Spotlight – The Summits of Modern Man by Peter Hansen
The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering After the Enlightenment by Peter H. Hansen I have a confession to make. The author of this book was kind enough to…
Lowdown on the Upland of Mar by Joe Dorward: book review
Lowdown on the Upland of Mar by Joe Dorward (Kindle and print) I first came across Joe’s excellent website on the history, etymology, and geography of…
Everest – The First Ascent by Harriet Tuckey: book review
Everest – The First Ascent: The untold story of Griffith Pugh, the man who made it possible by Harriet Tuckey In my opinion this is the…
“Dare to Dream” by Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton – book review
Dare to Dream by Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton Dare to Dream is the new book by Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton, available exclusively on Kindle. In May 2012, Matthew successfully climbed Everest as…
The Chomolungma Diaries by Mark Horrell
The Chomolungma Diaries – what a Commercial Everest Expedition is Really Like by Mark Horrell Everest has been in the news a lot recently, and for all…
An interview with Gordon Stainforth, author of FIVA
Photo from Gordon’s site: http://goo.gl/HQYyT This is the first of a series of interviews with authors, photographers, film-makers, and other creative people who all have one thing in common:…
Mask of the Macabre by David Haynes
Mask of the Macabre is a new short story collection from David Haynes, recently published on Kindle. I really enjoyed this collection of Victorian horror stories from…
The Great Stink by Clare Clark: book review
The Great Stink by Clare Clark My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Great Stink is one of those books that immediately grabbed my attention. It’s an historical novel…
Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston: The Deadwood Stage by Mike Hogan (book review)
Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston: The Deadwood Stageby Mike Hogan The Deadwood Stage is the first in a series of books by Mike Hogan that explore a fascinating premise:…