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For years hillwalkers and climbers have struggled to understand the complexities of weather systems. Written by a professional weather forecaster, Weather for Hillwalkers provides invaluable insight …

If life is, as some hold it to be, a vast melancholy ocean over which ships more or less sorrow-laden continually pass and ply, yet there lie here and there upon it isles of consolation on to which w …

Phil Gribbon’s decades of mountain exploration include over 100 first ascents in the Arctic. Filled with humour, honesty and captivating descriptions of his journeys, this book is the amazing untold …

Legendary fencing instructor Maitre Bac H. Tau described what he called the ‘six essentials that are in a fencer’s mind’: ‘The first is called spirit; the second, rhythm; the third, thought; the four …

Ian Niall, sportsman and naturalist, shares with his reader the joy of the countryman, captured in these varied recollections which draw on a lifetime observing nature, studying wildlife, shooting an …

At the core of this book is a series of ‘state of the art’ experiments in which the author participated, designed to establish whether certain classical ideas about true collection could be scientifi …

Play Better Squash is the ideal book for everyone who plays, or wants to play, squash. How to play the strokes … where to place the ball … tactics and practice … court behaviour … fitness and …

The perfect way to experience the amazing countryside of county Durham is on two feet. Whatever your age, ability or energy level this new collection of 100 walks of up to 12 miles will help you expl …

Winner: Mountain Literature Award, Banff Mountain Book Festival 2018 Shortlisted for the 2018 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature Nick Bullock is a climber who lives in a small green van, f …

1001 Running Tips by Robbie Britton is a light-hearted and informative guide to all kinds of running. This is no standard instruction manual – it is much more useful than that. This is a huge collect …