SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015

SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING TRUST PUBLICATIONS LTD

The following publications are published for the Scottish Mountaineering Club and Scottish Mountaineering Trust by Scottish Mountaineering Trust (Publications) Ltd. All profits go to the Scottish Mountaineering Trust, a registered charity, which supports a range of initiatives from footpath maintenance to mountaineering education and training.

HILLWALKERS’ GUIDES PRICE ISBN

The Grahams and 2015 Reprinted in 2017 with minor ammendments. Following in £25.0 9 781907 Donalds Edited by Tom the footsteps of the SMC’s best selling guidebooks to The 0 233197 Prentice and Rab Anderson Munros and The Corbetts, this handsomely illustrated guidebook describes the recommended routes to the next two principal listings of Scottish Hills; The Grahams and The Donalds. The Grahams is a list of 224 Scottish hills between 2000ft (610m) and 2500ft (762m) in height and was complied by Fiona Torbet (née Graham) and Alan Dawson in 1992. The Donalds is a list of 140 Scottish hill summits above 2000ft (610m) in the Scottish Lowlands and was compiled by Percy Donald in 1935. Hardback, 336 pages, 320 colour photos and 200 colour maps.

The Munros 2013 (Revised Edition) Reprinted in 2017 with minor amendments. £23.0 9 780907 Edited by Donald Bennet & The first, the best selling and the essential guide to Scotland's 282 0 521945 Rab Anderson Munros, the complete list of mountains over 3000 feet (914m), first compiled by Hugh Munro in 1891. Packed full of information on the hills, the routes and the timings. Hardback with 294 colour illustrations and 124 maps; 282 pages.

The Corbetts and 2002 Content has been refreshed in the 2017 reprint, following £23.0 0907 Other Scottish height surveys and changes to access. The companion guide to 0 52171 1 The Munros, describing the recommended routes up 222 Hills Corbetts (Scottish hills between 2500 and 3000 feet in height), Edited by Rob Milne, together with many other popular ‘lesser hills’ from the Pentlands Hamish Brown & Rab and the Campsie Fells to the Outer Hebrides. Includes over 200 Anderson colour illustrations and 187 maps. Hardback, 280 pages.

North-West Highlands 2004 An essential guidebook to the northern part of Scotland, a vast £22.0 0907 Dave Broadhead, Alec Keith area from the Great Glen to the North Coast. Comprehensive 0 521819 & Ted Maden coverage of the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and other hills; including Ardnamurchan, Knoydart, Applecross, Torridon, the Fannaichs, Coigach and Assynt. Illustrated in colour with detailed maps and sections on history, fauna, flora, geology and land use. Hardback, 352 pages.

Central Highlands 1994 The heartland of the Scottish mountains, bounded by Rannoch £18.0 0907 Peter Hodgkiss Moor, the Great Glen, and Drumochter Pass. Includes and 0 521444 the , The , Glen Coe and Ben Cruachan as well as the Laggan, Drumochter and Monadh Liath hills. Colour illustrations, maps, sections on history, fauna, flora, geology & land use. Hardback, 210 pages.

Islands 1998 Detailed coverage of the hills of Skye and the islands of £20.0 0907 of Scotland, among the finest mountain and seascape scenery in 0 521231 Europe. Illustrated in colour with maps and sections on history, Scotland fauna, flora, geology and land use. Hardback, 406 pages. Includin g Skye Derek Fabian, Graham Little & Noel Williams

The Cairngorms 1986 A comprehensive guide to routes on the Munros, Corbetts, £18.0 0907 Adam Watson Grahams and other hills in NE Scotland, from its arctic-like high 0 521398 plateaux, to the Moray Firth and North Sea coasts. Written by the acknowledged area expert. Illustrated in colour with maps and sections on history, fauna, flora, geology and land use. Hardback, 262 pages.

Southern Highlands 1992 A far-ranging guide to the area readily accessible to most of £17.0 0907 Donald Bennet Scotland’s population; from the Central Belt north to the Rannoch 0 521347 Moor, west to Oban, and east to Fife. 45 Munros are included. Hardback, fully illustrated in colour with detailed maps and sections on history, fauna, flora, geology and land use; 214 pages.

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 Munro’s Tables 1997 First published in 1891, this is the official list of Scotland’s £16.0 0907 Derek Bearhop Munros and Munro Tops, and those who have climbed them. Includes 0 52153 3 the lists of Corbetts, Donalds and Grahams. Hardback with 37 colour illustrations & 20 maps; 167 pages

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 CLIMBERS’ GUIDES

The Outer Hebrides 2018. The immaculate gneiss cliffs of Pabbay and Mingulay are but a £29.9 9 781907 233180 Rab Anderson & Kev Howett fraction of the climbing attraction to the Outer Hebrides of Scotland; 5 Lewis, Harris, the Uists, Sandray, Berneray and even St Kilda are among the other islands covered in this guide. The guide will also include the all-important up to date access and amenities information for each of the islands. A5 format, card covered, French Folds.

Highland Outcrops South 2016 This is the long awaited update to the Highland Outcrops (1998) £28.0 9 781907 233227 Andy Nisbet guidebook. Highland Outcrops South covers crags south of Inverness 0 and the Great Glen, including outcrops in Arrochar, Mid Argyll, Mull of Kintyre, Ardgour and Ardnamurchan. The popular crags of Craig a Barns, , Binnein Shuas and Creag Dubh are updated and the guide includes over 50 new crags, covering some 700 new routes in a total of about 2500.

Inner Hebrides & Arran 2014 Climbing on the beautiful and remote-feeling islands of Arran £25.0 9 781907 233173 Colin Moody & Graham Little and the Inner Hebrides is now more accessible than ever with this 0 guide to both summer and winter climbs. Including maps, photo diagrams and information on access and amenities, this guide also has action photos that will inspire you to book a ferry immediately. The astonishing number of crags across the islands will keep climbers busy in all conditions. Card cover with flaps and page marker ribbon, A5 format, full colour throughout, with 79 action photos, 24 maps and 97 crag diagrams; 320 pages.

Scottish Sport Climbs 2013 Written by a cast of 18 authors and coordinated by Andy Nisbet, £28.0 9 781907 233159 Edited by Andy Nisbet this is the first definitive guide to sport climbing in Scotland, from the 0 Central Belt to Shetland, and Aberdeen to Arisaig. The guide is indispensible to everyone living in and visiting Scotland, for training for trad climbing, a quick climbing fix, a family-friendly climbing day, or to salvage a climbing day when rained off the mountains. Local- recommended pubs and eateries are also detailed. Landscape format with card cover, full colour throughout. Covers 100+ crags with around 45 maps, 50 photo-diagrams and lots of action photos. Route grades from 3-9a, colour coded by grade.

Skye Sea-Cliffs & 2012 The companion guide to ‘Skye The Cuillin’ is an indispensible £25.0 9 781907 233142 Outcrops guide for any visit to Skye. The attraction of the Cuillin draws 0 Mark Hudson numerous climbers to the island with many ending up seeking a poor weather alternative, or a less arduous second days climbing. As a result the climbing outwith the Cuillin has probably been explored more than any other similarly remote area and there are now an equal number of routes to justify a separate guidebook. PVC encapsulated cover with page marker ribbon. Full colour throughout with 38 action pictures, 24 maps & 57 route diagrams; 336 pages.

Skye – The Cuillin 2011 The Cuillin of Skye has long been regarded as one of the finest £25.0 9 781907 233135 Mike Lates climbing areas in the UK and this fully comprehensive guide details 0 all of the summer & winter climbs here. PVC encapsulated cover with page marker ribbon. Full colour throughout with 52 action pictures and 60 detailed photo diagrams & 7 maps; 324 pages

Scottish Winter 2008 Amended reprint with minor route additions and route £25.0 9 780907 521983 Climbs descriptions in 2016. The only winter guidebook to cover the whole 0 Compiled by Andy of Scotland offers a carefully chosen selection of classic Scottish winter climbs of all grades and makes this an essential guide for Nisbet, Rab any winter mountaineer. PVC encapsulated cover with page marker Anderson & Simon ribbon. Full colour throughput with 90 action pictures, 79 photo- Richardson diagrams & 15 colour maps; 384 pages.

Scottish Rock Climbs 2005 The companion guide to Scottish Winter Climbs. An up to £25.0 0907 52186X Compiled by Andy Nisbet date selection of 1200 of the finest Scottish rock climbs neatly 0 packed into one user friendly volume. An invaluable full colour guide with 45 action pictures, 65 photo-diagrams & 25 maps detailing the best climbs in an area currently covered by 11 comprehensive guides; 456 pages.

The Cairngorms 2007 This fully comprehensive guide covers all of the summer and £25.0 9 780907 521969 Andy Nisbet, Allen Fyffe, winter climbing in both the northern and southern Cairngorms area. 0 John Lyall, Simon PVC encapsulated cover with page marker ribbon. Full colour Richardson, Wilson Moir throughput with 51 photo-diagrams, 11 line art diagrams, 10 colour maps & 60 colour action pictures; 492 pages.

Northern Highlands South 2007 This is the final guide in the trilogy covering the Northern £25.0 9 780907 521976 Edited by Andy Nisbet Highlands trilogy and it covers an area from Torridon south to 0 Applecross, Glen Carron, Glen Shiel and Knoydart. 66 colour photo- diagrams, 12 colour maps & 50 colour action photos. PVC softback with page marker ribbon; 396 pages

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 Northern 2006 This guide coves the abundance of rock climbing on the £25.0 0907 521894 Highlands popular crags around Gruinard Bay, Poolewe and Gairloch, together 0 with the rock & ice climbing on the mountain cliffs around An Central Teallach and Carnmore. 50 colour photo-diagrams, 15 colour maps Edited by Andy Nisbet & 35 colour action photos. PVC softback with page marker ribbon; 444 pages.

Northern Highlands North 2004 The first of three comprehensive guides detailing the rock & ice £22.0 0907 521800 Edited by Andy Nisbet climbs of the Northern Highlands. An indispensable guide covering 0 the climbing north of Inverness from Beinn Dearg to the north coast and eastwards to the Wick sea-cliffs. Also includes Orkney & Shetland. Covers the increasingly popular cliffs at Reiff and Ardmair. Colour photographs, route diagrams & maps; 496 pages.

Lowland Outcrops 2005 Covers the rock & ice climbs of the ever popular Lowland’s of £22.0 0907 521843 Edited by Tom Prentice Scotland from Ben A’an in the Trossachs to the granite mountains and 0 sea cliffs of Galloway. Includes Dumbarton Rock, Craigmore, the Hawkcraig, Traprain Law and many other popular venues. Colour action photographs, route diagrams and maps. 464 pages.

North-East Outcrops 2003 Card covered reprint. Details the rock (& some ice) climbs on the £18.0 0907 521746 Edited by Neil Morrison rugged coastline and inland outcrops from Dundee to Aberdeen, and 0 north to the Moray Firth. Includes Glen Clova, the Angus Quarries and the Pass ofBallater. Route diagrams & maps; 495 pages.

Ben Nevis 2002 The rock & ice climbs of the world renowned Ben Nevis, £22.0 0907 521738 Simon Richardson together with Creag Meagaidh, the accessible Aonachs and the 0 Central Highlands. Includes the history of climbing on the highest and hardest mountain in the UK. Colour photographs, route diagrams & maps; 350 pages.

Glen Coe 2001 Covers the rock & ice climbs in this magnificent glen and £22.0 0907 521703 Rab Anderson, Ken Crocket, its surrounding areas. Includes the famed Etive Slabs, Garbh 0 Dave Cuthbertson Bheinn and the more recently developed Ardnamurchan peninsula. Colour pictures, extensive history, route diagrams & maps; 384 pages

SCRAMBLERS’ GUIDES

Highland Scrambles South 2017 This guide describes some of the best scrambles and easy rock £25.0 9 781907 233234 Iain Thow climbs to be found in Scotland (outwith Skye and the Northern 0 Highlands). The guide describes 215 routes in The Cairngorms, Lochnagar, Ben Nevis & The Mamores, Glen Coe & Glen Etive, Knoydart, Ardgour & Ardnamurchan, Creag Meagaidh & , Southern Highlands, Southern Uplands and on the islands of Mull, Rum and Arran. All kinds of outings are described – from short routes on the gabbro crags of Ardnamurchan to major undertakings on the ridges of Ben Nevis. A number of the outings are described for the very first time. Paperback; 416 pages; 85 photographs, 95 topo- diagrams and 28 maps.

Skye Scrambles 2011 Reprinted in 2017 with corrections. This is a fully updated and £25.0 9 780907 521990 Noel Williams enlarged colour edition of the very popular SMC guide ‘Skye 0 Scrambles’ first published in 2000. The guide describes not only scrambles, but also walks and some easier rock climbs. It is the definitive guidebook to scrambling on Skye and as such it is also an essential guide for any hillwalkers’ wishing to venture into the mountains of The Cuillin. There are informative introductory sections on geology, wildlife and mountaineering history. The guide is profusely illustrated with new colour maps, crag diagrams and photographs. A significant number of new outings are described and many route descriptions have been updated. The guide uses a slightly larger format than the previous guide and is also colour throughout. The traverse of the main ridge of the Cuillin is fully described and new diagrams have been created to show the crucial sections. PVC softback with pages marker ribbon, 90 colour illustrations, 90 route diagrams & 14 maps; 400 pages

Highland Scrambles North 2006 Following in the footsteps of the first Skye Scrambles, this is the £19.0 9 780907 521884 Iain Thow second in the SMC’s Scramblers’ Guides series, covering the Islands 0 and mainland Scotland north of the Great Glen. One third of the scrambles have never been documented before. PVC softback cover with page marker ribbon. 75 line art diagrams, 24 colour action pictures & 15 colour maps; 264 pages.

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Ski 2015 Facsimile Reprint This facsimile reprint of the original £18.00 9 781907 233210 Mountai guidebook to ski-mountaineering routes in Scotland is still the relevant book for this increasingly popular aspect of neering mountaineering. Written by two experts and illustrated with in colour photographs and route maps. Hardback, 121pp with 112 Scotland photographs and 72 maps Donald Bennet & Bill Wallace

Hostile 2018 Second Edition Scotland's first guide to mountain fauna, flora £20.00 9 781907 233258 Habitats – and landscape, written exclusively for hillwalkers and climbers has been updated. Compiled by some of the country’s leading experts Scotland’s in their fields, this revised and expanded 2nd edition of Hostile Mountain Habitats offers a detailed introduction to the natural and man-made Environme environment of Scotland’s mountains, written by hillwalkers for nt hillwalkers. More than 325 photographs and diagrams illustrate chapters on Climate, Geological Foundations, Shaping the Edited by Mark Mountain Landscape, Vegetation Cover, Invertebrate Life, Mountain Wrightham & Nick Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians, Human Traces and The Kemp Future of Our Mountains. Supplementing these chapters are identification sections detailing some of the rocks, landforms, plants, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, and human traces to be seen in the hills, all of which have been refreshed in this new edition. 280 pages.

Scottish Hill Names 2007 This excellent book explains the origin and the meaning of the £16.00 9 780907 521952 Peter Drummond names of Scotland’s hills, as well as how to pronounce them. It also brings together many of the legends and stories behind particular hill names. This thoroughly researched, completely revised and expanded second edition builds on the success of its predecessor. The hills of Scotland are a significant part of the landscape and the names of these hills reflect the rich social and cultural history of Scotland over the past 500 years and all who have been there. These names are a legacy of the past and this book opens the door to this fascinating world. Hard backed, 240 pages. 38 pen and ink drawings and reproductions of old maps on 8 colour pages

T 1998 Essential reading for all ‘Munro-baggers’. Based on original £16.00 0907 h SMC Journal material with linking commentaries by Robin 521509 Campbell. Includes a Variorum Table showing 108 years of e changes to Munros Tables. Hardback with 64 mono illustrations and drawings; 328 pages. M u n r o i s t ’ s

C o m p a n i o n Compiled and edited by Robin N. Campbell

A Chance in a Million? 2002 An indispensable textbook for all who venture into £18.95 0907 Scottish Avalanches Scotland’s winter mountains. Easy to follow guidance for winter 521592 Bob Barton & Blyth Wright climbers and hillwalkers of all abilities. Fully illustrated in colour and mono with tables and diagrams. Softback, 154 pages.

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 2011 With a foreword by Nicholas Crane, this is the fully revised 5th Scottish Hill £18.00 9 781907 233166 Tracks Edited by edition of Scottish Hill Tracks, first published in 1947. Containing 344 routes, it is a unique resource for walkers, cyclists, riders and Peter Mackay, Janet runners wishing to explore the network of paths, old roads and Clark, Judith Lewis, rights of way which criss-cross Scotland’s hill country, from the John Mackay & Peter Borders to Caithness. Published with the Scotways and the Scottish Wood Rights of Way and Access Society. Card covered and divided into 24 Sections, each with its own detailed colour map, this new edition contains 114 colour route photographs; 252 pages.

THE HISTORY OF SCOTTISH CLIMBING

Mountainee 2017 From Ken Crocket, author of Mountaineering in Scotland - £25.00 9 781907 233241 ring in The Early Years, come the next instalment of Mountaineering history for Scotland. This second volume covers the period from Scotland – 1914 to 1971. It was a period when there were many changes in Years of the equipment and practice of climbing in summer and winter, and Change there was a significant rise in the general difficulty of routes being Ken Crocket climbed. Many new clubs were formed, and the number of participants increased dramatically. The book contains reference to the exploits of many a well known mountaineer such as Murray, Patey, Marshall and Smith, as well as many more, who were responsible for pushing up the standards in Scottish climbing. Hardback with 412 pages and 84 illustrations, many of which are published here for the first time.

Mountainee 2015 The first of a planned trilogy starts with the full story of the £24.00 9 781907 233203 ring in dawning of mountaineering in Scotland. The book breaks new ground as the comprehensive record of these early pioneers, when Scotland – almost every climb was new and falls were fatal. Covering the time The Early leading up to World War I, characters big and small are described Years alongside their deeds on the Scottish mountains. Hardback with Ken Crocket 360 pages and 70 illustrations, many of which are published here for the first time.

Ben Nevis – 2009 A unique history of a unique mountain whose global £27.50 9 781907 233104 nd Britain’s status far outstrips its modest altitude. This 2 edition Highest updates not only the mountaineering story, but other, equally Mountain interesting aspects such as the summit observatory and early Ken Crocket & Simon ascents. Hardback with over 400 colour and historic black & Richardson white photographs illustrations, appendices, indexes, glossary and bibliography; 416 pages.

The Cairngorms – 2010 The history of the first 100 years of climbing in The £27.50 9 781907 23311 100 Years of Cairngorms, from 1893–1993. It is a tale of human endeavour played out among the remote corries and cliffs of Britain's premier Mountaineering mountain range. The book recounts the pioneering activities of Greg Strange climbers drawn to the high hills of The Cairngorms from all over the country and it details the continuing development of summer and winter climbing on the famous granite cliffs located there, as well as on other lesser known cliffs. Hardback with 300 contemporary and historically important black & white and colour photographs; 400 pages.

Rising to the 2010 The LSCC pushed the boundaries for women climbers with £24.00 9 781907 233128 Challenge – 100 the first woman Munroist, the first women's expedition to the Himalaya and the first women's expedition to Greenland. This is Years of the Ladies therefore a story full of interesting characters, willing to challenge Scottish Climbing the conventions of their day to discover the adventures of Club Helen Steven mountaineering; from classic summer and winter expeditions in Scotland to exploration among the greater ranges. Hardback with 96 black & white and 20 colour photographs; 176 pages.

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Cairngorms 2004 A remarkable book by a remarkable man. Left blinded and £5.00 0907 521258 Scene and one-legged at the end of World War II, it describes his return to walk and climb in the hills. Published in book form in 1989. Unseen (pdf) Sydney Scroggie

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 A Century of 2005 An interesting anthology of the Scottish Mountaineering £10.00 0907 521851 Scottish Club Journal 1888-1988, first published in 1988, reprinted in 1993, 372pp. PDF book version edited by Rob Milne and Ken Mountaineeri Crocket. ng (pdf) W D Brooker A History of 2004 An appealing book to any who have attended a course at £5.00 0907 521827 Glenmore Glenmore Lodge, or who have in interest in the part Scotland’s premier outdoor centre has played in the history of outdoor Lodge (pdf) training. 170pp with 53 illustrations Ian Thomson

FILE DOWNLOADS

Munros GPS Data Set V.3 This GPS data set contains GPS routes for the Munros, Corbetts £8.00 Gerry Bye & Other Hills, painstakingly recorded from maps. Invaluable and time saving for anyone using a GPS for navigation in the hills. Appropriate GPS software required. Available only by download. Further details on the SMC Website at www.smc.org.uk/downloads/gps-data Contour Maps of If you use a GPS and have sufficient memory, these free files allow FREE the UK and you to use your GPS unit with contours down to 10m intervals and significant summits and trig points shown. Based on the NASA Republic of shuttle surveys, they are available free, only by direct download. Ireland Details on the SMC Website at www.smc.org.uk/downloads/contour-maps

THE SMC JOURNAL

The 2017 Journal – No 208 is the most recent volume of the annual £14.95 9 781907 233050 Scottish Journal of the Scottish Mountaineering Club, which has maintained a continuous record of mountain activities in Scotland since 1890. Mountainee Includes articles, colour photographs, New Climbs section and ring Club Munro Matters, a section including the latest additions to those who Journal have climbed the Munros; 344 pages. Check website for further Edited by Peter Biggar information www.smc.org.uk/journal

SMC / SMT Booklist – 03/2015 THE SCOTTISH MOUNTAINEERING TRUST

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