The Cairngorms

100 Years of Mountaineering

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Cordee Code: CWN371
Page Size: 175 x 240 mm
No of Pages: 400
Publisher: Scottish Mountaineering Trust
ISBN13: 9781907233111
Author: Greg Strange SMT
Language: English
Published Date: July 2010
Binding: Hardback
Illustrations: b/w, col photos
Weight: 1240g
Product Type: Guide Books
Countries: United Kingdom
This is an illustrated history from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust of the first 100 years of mountaineering in The Cairngorms - one of the most popular and most famous climbing areas in the UK. Following on from the successful and much lauded Ben Nevis - Britain's Highest Mountain, this is the second important book from the Scottish Mountaineering Trust to document the history of Scottish mountaineering.

The Cairngorms - 100 Years of Mountaineering is a comprehensive history which details climbing and mountaineering in the Cairngorms from 1893 to 1993, with a postscript highlighting some of the main developments since then. It is a tale of human endeavour played out among the remote corries and cliffs of Britain's premier mountain range. The book recounts the pioneering activities of climbers drawn to the high hills of The Cairngorms from all over the country and describes the continuing development of summer and winter climbing on the famous granite cliffs located there, as well as on other lesser kno
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