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Favourite mountaineering books
The Big Walks: Challenging Mountain Walks and Scrambles in the British Isles (Teach Yourself)The Big Walks: Challenging Mountain Walks and Scrambles in the British Isles (Teach Yourself) by Ken Wilson
Buy used from: £19.80
All time inspirational classic
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a FascinationMountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination by Robert Macfarlane
Buy used from: £0.01
Superb exploration of why we climb
The Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' GuideThe Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide
Buy new: £17.12 / Used from: £14.08
Classic, beautifully illustrated list
The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide (SMC hillwalkers' guide)The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide (SMC hillwalkers' guide)
Buy new: £17.61 / Used from: £14.12
and then the second list to many gems
Scotland's Mountain Ridges: Scrambling, Mountaineering and Climbing - the Best Routes for Summer and Winter (Cicerone Guide)Scotland's Mountain Ridges: Scrambling, Mountaineering and Climbing - the Best Routes for Summer and Winter (Cicerone Guide) by Dan Bailey
Buy new: £11.49 / Used from: £9.62
could well become a classic guide and tick list. You'd be a good mountaineer if you can manage all these routes
The Adventure AlternativeThe Adventure Alternative by Colin Mortlock
an antidote to conformity
Beyond Adventure An Inner JourneyBeyond Adventure An Inner Journey by Colin Mortlock
Buy new: £8.00 / Used from: £4.69
superb appreciation of what mountains mean to us
South West ClimbsSouth West Climbs by Pat Littlejohn
Buy used from: £3.25
Classic gem from Alistair Borthwick. Good climbing, and wry humour
The Games Climbers PlayThe Games Climbers Play
Buy used from: £2.81
Superb collection of essays, some of which are even about climbing. More about people and their experiences.
Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69 by Edward Whymper
Buy used from: £13.31
"coming round a corner I slipped and fell" And he lived to tell the tale and etch the engraving of himself falling.
Mountain Walks in Gran CanariaMountain Walks in Gran Canaria by Javier Martinez Garcia
the delight of walks on a sun drenched isle
Sedona HikesSedona Hikes by Richard K. Mangum
Buy used from: £11.95
the delights of Red Rock Canyon country in Sedona. Possibly the best small town town in the world
Eyes to the Hills: Mountain Landscape of Britain (Photography)Eyes to the Hills: Mountain Landscape of Britain (Photography) by Gordon Stainforth
Buy used from: £7.73
Best photographs of British mountains in book format
The Lakeland PeaksThe Lakeland Peaks by W.A. Poucher
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The old master, still superb photographs
The Ascent of Rum DoodleThe Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £0.90
"Each member of the team had some special quality which made him valuable as a mountaineer and a companion." 40,000 and a half feet of fun.
One Man's Mountains (Canongate Mountaineering Literature)One Man's Mountains (Canongate Mountaineering Literature) by Tom Patey
Buy used from: £0.55
Superb fun from a Scottish GP and climber.