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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

tonyturton.com Posted on 3 April 2004 by Tony16 August 2015

Not having done any Chaucer at school, reading The Canterbury Tales is one of those things I promised myself I would find time for and am pleased to have done at last! Although some parts are rather tedious six centuries … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Classic, Fiction

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

tonyturton.com Posted on 23 March 2004 by Tony21 August 2015

This is the first of Alexander McCall Smith’s books in this series, set in Botswana, in which he introduces his principal character Mma Precious Ramotswe. The book combines a fictional biography of Mma Ramotswe with a series of short-story style … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, Fiction | Tagged Africa, Botswana

Essential Bushcraft by Ray Mears

tonyturton.com Posted on 24 February 2004 by Tony9 August 2015

Despite the titles of Mears’ popular TV series “Extreme Survival” and “World of Survival”, this is not a survival handbook. If I understand Mears correctly, he draws a distinction between “bushcraft” and “survival”. Bushcraft is an end in itself, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction

Elizabeth Main by Anker, Bauer, Britschgi & Seger

tonyturton.com Posted on 12 December 2003 by Tony14 August 2015

Elizabeth Main was one of the early pioneers of Alpine mountaineering, and especially, it follows, of women’s mountaineering. She was also an accomplished self-taught photographer. This book is based on a collection of her early photographs now housed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged alps, mountains

Around Glencoe

tonyturton.com Posted on 17 October 2003 by Tony4 December 2017

October 2003 Introduction This week I was based on the north shore of Loch Leven, leading a “Munro Bagging” holiday for HF Holidays. The week was badly affected by gales: wind speeds on the summits and high ridges never fell … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountains, Scotland | Tagged Munros

The Segnas Pass

tonyturton.com Posted on 30 September 2003 by Tony4 December 2017

Flims – Elm, 6 September 2003 This post is part of the story of a three-day walk in south-east Switzerland. See this article for the main story. The Segnas Hut (Camona da Segnas) We started by getting the bus from … Continue reading →

Posted in Switzerland, Walking & hiking | Tagged Segnas Pass

A Small Part of a Big Walk

tonyturton.com Posted on 30 September 2003 by Tony24 August 2015

The Big Walk Across Switzerland On 31 August 2003 our son Jonathan arrived in Val Müstair in the east of Switzerland, close to the Italian border. This was the start of a walk across Switzerland which took him via Zurich, … Continue reading →

Posted in Switzerland, Walking & hiking

A Brief History of British Mountaineering by Colin Wells

tonyturton.com Posted on 8 September 2003 by Tony22 August 2015

I guess this book was produced to support the National Mountaineering Exhibition at Rheged, near Penrith (there’s no price on it and no ISBN), and it came free when I renewed my subscription to the BMC! It’s a soft-back coffee-table … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Book Reviews, Non-fiction | Tagged Britain, mountains

Affric, Cannich and Strathfarrar

tonyturton.com Posted on 8 August 2003 by Tony30 August 2015

July 2003 Introduction When no other plans emerged for a summer mountain trip, with some misgivings I booked a week’s hillwalking with a guided group. The trip was organised by North-West Frontiers in Ullapool. We were to be based in … Continue reading →

Posted in Mountains, Scotland | Tagged Munros

Two Degrees West by Nicholas Crane

tonyturton.com Posted on 10 July 2003 by Tony14 August 2015

This is an account of an eccentric journey by an eccentric Englishman. Nicholas Crane is the man who, a few weeks after getting married, left his wife at home while he spent 18 months walking along the watershed of Europe … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Non-fiction, Travel | Tagged England

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