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The Grahams: A Guide to Scotland's 2,000ft Peaks
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Product Description
This comprehensive guidebook describes the ascent of Scottish mountains between 2000 and 2500 feet, collectively known as the Grahams. There are 224 such peaks scattered widely across the whole of the country, from Galloway to the far north, and seven are on islands, including Harris and South Uist. They range from the remote rocky outcrops challenging the serious, seasoned hillwalker, to readily accessible hilltops for complete beginners. The book points the way to what could be considered the ultimate challenge for those who love Scotland's hills - the ascent of all 720 Munros, Corbetts and Grahams.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #77356 in Books
- Published on: 2003-04-24
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Andrew Dempster has had over 20 years' experience of walking in the Scottish mountains. He completed the Munros in 1988 and the Grahams in 1997, but admits to still having a few Corbetts left. His previous books include Classic Mountain Scrambles in Scotland and The Munro Phenomenon, both of which were also published by Mainstream.
Customer Reviews
A Must for Hillwalkers !
The first comprehensive guide to Scotland's 2000Ft hills, this book is a must for hillwalkers - there is life beyond the Munros and Corbetts! The information is well organised and well presented. The sketchy maps may dissapoint those expecting this to be a carbon copy of the SMC guides (Munros and Corbetts) but they do their job, illustrating the distribution of Grahams per section. The writing style and anecdotal information makes this a pleasure to read. This is a book for committed hillwalkers and armchair mountaineers alike.
Fills a gap in the market
There is a lot of useful information in this book, which describes routes to climb the "Grahams", together with a potted history of how the list came into being. It would certainly help when planning walks on any of these peaks. The only disappointment for me is the quality of the maps (hand-drawn, rather amateurishly), and some of the photos (poorly reproduced). There are a few full-quality colour photos in the middle of the book. So, this is a useful guide book, and definitely not a coffee table book. If you want photos of mountains, look elsewhere. It fills a gap in the market quite nicely for now.
