Where to Wal? Buying Outdoor Ki? Route Plannin? Using a Map and Compas? Access and Conservatio? Walking with Childre? Spotting Wildlif? Learning Hill Skill? Staying Saf? Walking Abroad
Introduction. Chapter 1: First Steps. Chapter 2: Be Prepared. Chapter 3: Route Planning. Chapter 4: Responsible Walking. Chapter 5: Navigating a Course. Chapter 6: Hill Skills. Chapter 7: Stay Safe. Chapter 8: Great Walks in Great Britain. Chapter 9: A World of Walks. Chapter 10: One Step Further. Help List. Book List.
James Carron is a freelance writer who specialises in active outdoor pursuits including hill walking, mountaineering, mountain biking, backpacking and camping. Based in Scotland, he writes for a number of walking, outdoor and travel magazines, for books and the Internet. Although James spends much of his time in the Scottish hills, he makes regular forays into other parts of the UK and overseas and has a particular passion for hiking in Eastern Europe.
'Walking a Beginners Guide by James Carron is a useful guide for those walkers who have gained a higher level of fitness and want to increase the amount of walking they do as well as exploring other areas of the country. The safety and first aid chapters are a good reminder of the steps you need to take to stay safe while out walking, while the maps provide inspiration for longer walks across Britain. The 'help list' at the back is a comprehensive directory of all things 'walking' and holds a great deal of useful contacts and sources of information. Footnotes - Winter 2010/2011 Full of really useful advice As a novice walker looking to expand my skills, I have been searching high and low for a really useful and readable beginner's guide to walking, something that has all the basics covered. This book answered my prayers. It may not be the most glossy publication but it contains really useful info and is written in such a way that is friendly and helpful (a bit like asking a friend for advice!). The text is also nicely broken up with headings and sub-headings which makes navigating its pages very easy. Thanks to the advice on gear, map reading, navigation, etc, and the detailed route guides, it has given me the confidence to do more walking and to tackle longer routes. Highly recommended!
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