Book/Reading Material for Christmas 2011

[surfnscenic]

I'm looking for suggestions for some books I could ask for Christmas.  Something with an outdoors theme. 

[MG1]

Ascending the dream- Banjo Bannon
Psychovertical- Andy Kirkpatrick

Old skool
Scott's northern party- Raymond E Priestly
Nothing venture, nothing win.  Sir Edmund Hillary (bio)
Man of Everest- James Ramsey Ullman (tenzing Norguy Bio)
To the ends of the earth. Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Trans globe expedition
Mad, bad and dangerous to know. Sir Ranulph Fiennes (Bio)

[Mourneman]

Here's a few i bought recently,  1. Hillwalking by Steve Long,which is part of the reading material needed for M.L.T or W.G.L -Not a bad read,lots of helpful advice,explains MLT training. 2- THE ULTIMATE HILLWALKING SKILLS HANDBOOK by Alan Hinkes,to me this is my favourite read,everything broken down for the reader,nice diagrams,cover camp-craft,climbing,hiking,navigation,and lots more.3-  A BOOT UP THE MOURNES by Steve Hanna,some nice walks with photo's included,all in all a good pocket sized book.4-MOUNTAIN SKILLS by Peter Hill,found this quite hard to read,cover all types of climbing,althought good part about micro-navigation and weather5-6 THE MOURNE WALKS B-both by Paddy Dillon,second one is the updated ,not a bad read,well written,inludes some walks in the Cooleys,but of all these books  the Hillwalking skills stand out by far
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[surfnscenic]

Thank you for replying and (jsurginor) for taking the trouble to do the photos.

I've read the Banjo Bannon book, very good read.  My kids bought me Mud, Sweat & Tears - Bear Grylls also very good.

I'll keep the other suggestions in mind.

Thanks

[LandyLiam]

"echo in anothers mind" by bert slader, lots of mournes references

"touching the void" by joe simspon, a classic must read true story

"feet in the clouds" by richard askwith, more for the fell runner but very well written

"no way down, life and death on k2" by graham bowley, amazing true story

any of bernard daveys book on the mournes

portrait of mourne, more pictures than story but its by our very own forum member simon



and of course, our ni-wild bible, "the book of the bivvy" 

[simon]

portrait of mourne, more pictures than story but its by our very own forum member simon

and of course, our ni-wild bible, "the book of the bivvy" 

Ta for the plug Liam!

[Daithi2004]

I have read a few of Paddy Dillons books. I have met Paddy and my God, can he talk for both Ireland and the UK... Also Paddy does write good walking books. I would recomend them. Banjo Banno's book is good and the one I am reading is a book by Paul Clements called a Heigh of Nonsence.  Like all the best travel books this is a journey of self-discovery and of community, a reflection on man's real and mystical connection with nature. This is a fine adventure, a travelogue delighting in ambiguities which wind their way through the book like a river through the countryside and culture which Clements loves. It all makes for delightful reading. http://www.paulclementswriting.com/reviews_height_of_nonsense.shtml

[LandyLiam]

portrait of mourne, more pictures than story but its by our very own forum member simon

and of course, our ni-wild bible, "the book of the bivvy" 

Ta for the plug Liam!

coincidentally i saw it for the first time today when i was in hilltrekker and i got to flick through the pages and the pics are EXCELLENT, its been on my wish list for a long time now, my daughter has promised to buy me it for christmas after failing to get it for my birthday   

[Oisín]

I may buy some of these for myself, looking for something to read after the Bear Grylls autobiography.

[RedLeader]

Book of the Bivvy by Ronald Turnbull and one of Ray Mears UK Bushcrafting books. Also, Song of the Paddle is quite enlightening if you're passingly interested in canoeing.

[surfnscenic]

I've been bought the following books this week:-

1. The Accidental Adventurer - My Wilderness Years, Ben Fogel,

2. Ranulph Fiennes- My Heros-Extraordinary Courage, Exceptional
    People.

Looking forward to reading them after I unwrap them on Christmas morning.

[LandyLiam]

if its a book for Christmas you want i suppose the bible is really the perect read for this time of year