Active Outdoor Pursuits books

This first ever complete guide to Scottish bothies reveals the country's unique and often hidden network of bothy cabins and mountain huts. Scattered across Scotland's most beautiful landscapes, these evocative abandoned crofts and farmsteads are free to stay in and offer a chance to experience the ultimate in wild adventure living.

Written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury, Bushcraft 101 gets you ready for your next backcountry trip with advice on making the most of your time outdoors. This valuable guide offers only the most important survival skills to help you craft resources from your surroundings and truly experience the beauty and thrill of the wilderness.

Waymaking is an anthology of prose, poetry and artwork by women who are inspired by wild places, adventure and landscape. With contributions from a variety of adventurers, it is an inspiring and pivotal work published in an era when wilderness conservation and gender equality are at the fore.

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Scratch Off Wainwright Hill-bagging Print is the perfect gift for walkers / hill climbers or lovers of the Lake District.

With stories of 50 incredible hiking routes in 30 countries, from New Zealand to Peru, plus a further 150 suggestions, Lonely Planet's Epic Hikes of the World will inspire a lifetime of adventure on foot. From one-day jaunts and urban trails to month-long thru-hikes, cultural rambles and mountain expeditions, each journey featured is truly epic.

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map and is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding and off-road cycling. The OS Explorer range now includes a digital version of the paper map, accessed through the OS smartphone app, OS Maps. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs and visitor...

Renowned outdoors expert and New York Times bestselling author Dave Canterbury provides you with all you need to know about packing, trapping, and preparing food for your treks and wilderness travels.

A welcome guide to a wilder way of life! The Girl Outdoors is the beginner-friendly bible for all women looking for information and inspiration to get out in the great outdoors, get fit, get healthy, and find adventure.

"First published in Sweden in 2015 as L oparens Hj arta by Offside Press"--Title page verso.

Mors Kochanski, noted instructor and legendary survivalist, teaches everything you need to know to survive in the wilderness.

Lonely Planet Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get to the heart of the Nepal Himalaya and begin your journey now!

The Camper Van Bible is THE definitive glovebox bible for anyone who owns or `would die for' a camper van. In this book Martin Dorey, acknowledged camper van expert and presenter of BBC2's `One Man and His Campervan', delves headfirst into the nitty gritty of camping and camper vans....

For those that love the mountains of Scotland you can scratch off the Munros and Munro areas as you bag them. Keep your running total too. Happy Bagging!

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Accompany woodsman Ben Law as he celebrates the amazing diversity of craft products made from materials sourced directly from the woods. Including brooms, rakes, pegs, spoons, chairs, baskets, fencing, yurts and even a caravan, the items are hewn from freshly cut green wood, shaped by hand and infused with a simple, rustic beauty.

100 Outstanding British Walks is lavishly illustrated with stunning landscape photography and informative introductions to each of the walks. It is designed to be enjoyed at home, while the OS Maps app provides the practical means to follow each of the routes in the great outdoors.

The Ogre, by Doug Scott, is a two-part biography of this enigmatic peak: in the first part, Scott has researched the geography and history of the mountain; part two is the overdue and personal account of his and Chris Bonington's first ascent and their dramatic descent on which Scott suffered two broken legs and Bonington smashed ribs.

The Snowdonia Slate Trail is a new 83-mile circuit in North Wales. The walk links intriguing villages and visits the area's slate heritage, with stunning scenery including views of Snowdon. Walkers can also see and ride on the 'little trains of Wales'. This rainproof guidebook has detailed mapping, clear route description and has 95 colour photos.

This guidebook describes 30 of the best low-level walks in the Lake District. From delightful wooded glades and sparkling tarns, to waterfalls and glacier-carved valleys towered over by craggy mountains. The walks described aim to seek out the best walking that the lower areas of the Lake District have to offer.