The Munros

The Munros

by Andrew Dempster
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 30/09/2021

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The mountains provide the spiritual nourishment so essential to a truer understanding of the hills and, ultimately, ourselves. Munro bagging is a headily addictive pursuit, with the holy-grail of 'compleation' the ultimate aim, currently achieved by around 7,000 Munroists. It all began in 1891 when Sir Hugh Munro's Tables of 3,000-foot Scottish mountains appeared in The Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal. Since then, this innocent compilation of hills has become a hallowed hit-list. Andrew Dempster traces the meandering course of this cult activity, which has gone from trickle to torrent in the space of a century. From early map-makers to current record-breakers, from the why and the wry to wildness and well-being, The Munros: A History explores the compulsions and philosophies underpinning the Munro phenomenon.

ISBN:
9781910022986
9781910022986
Category:
Walking
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
30-09-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Luath Press

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