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50 Shades of Hillwalking by Ralph Storer sampler

In 50 Shades of Hillwalking, Ralph Storer takes a quirky look at the peculiar pursuit of messing about on mountains and presents us with 50 personal hillwalking experiences. Walking, climbing, mountain biking, caving – Ralph has tried it all, but admits to expertise only in the lost art of ‘festering’. With room also for contemplation and argument, his inimitable 50 Shades will amuse, inspire and inform.

In 50 Shades of Hillwalking, Ralph Storer takes a quirky look at the peculiar pursuit of messing about on mountains and presents us with 50 personal hillwalking experiences. Walking, climbing, mountain biking, caving – Ralph has tried it all, but admits to expertise only in the lost art of ‘festering’. With room also for contemplation and argument, his inimitable 50 Shades will amuse, inspire and inform.

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Contents<br />

Siren Call<br />

11 An Eerie Moan 9<br />

12 A Bump Too Far 12<br />

13 Roaming Free 14<br />

14 Odyssey 17<br />

15 The Long Hot Summer <strong>of</strong> Love 19<br />

16 Cracked Alpinist 22<br />

17 High Plains Drifter 27<br />

Awesome Adventures<br />

18 A Lad in Seyne 30<br />

19 A Peripatetic Highpoint 34<br />

10 Bottoming the Inverted Mountain 37<br />

11 The Big One in One Day 42<br />

12 In the Wake <strong>of</strong> the Gold Rush 46<br />

13 Excelsior Among the Barkeaters 51<br />

14 3,000m High in the Indian Ocean 55<br />

Eccentric Escapades<br />

15 Coasteering on Skye 61<br />

16 Nutty Deals a Face Plant 65<br />

17 Into Cairngorms Backcountry 68<br />

18 Above the Great Salt Lake 71<br />

19 Red Faces on the Canyon Rim 74<br />

20 Canyoneering in Utah 78<br />

21 Tatraneering for All 81<br />

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