The Munros
4th Edition
Published on 10. February 2021
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-907233-38-8 (ISBN)
Description
This fully revised edition of the Scottish Mountaineering Club's original and best-selling guidebook The Munros describes the best walking routes on Scotland's 282 mountains above 3000ft.
Comprehensive descriptions in this definitive guide recommend ascent and descent routes for each of the Munros and their 226 subsidiary Tops, with maps of the peaks and principal surrounding hills to help you plan the most enjoyable journeys through Scotland's wild landscape. The descriptions are brought to life throughout with vivid photography that illustrates the dramatic beauty of these much-loved mountains.
In addition to routes themselves the book contains Munros Tables, a complete list of the 508 Munros and subsidiary Tops, listed in height order. Whether you are an occasional walker looking for inspiration or a dedicated Munroist planning to tick off your next peak, The Munros is essential reading for any hillwalking enthusiast.
Comprehensive descriptions in this definitive guide recommend ascent and descent routes for each of the Munros and their 226 subsidiary Tops, with maps of the peaks and principal surrounding hills to help you plan the most enjoyable journeys through Scotland's wild landscape. The descriptions are brought to life throughout with vivid photography that illustrates the dramatic beauty of these much-loved mountains.
In addition to routes themselves the book contains Munros Tables, a complete list of the 508 Munros and subsidiary Tops, listed in height order. Whether you are an occasional walker looking for inspiration or a dedicated Munroist planning to tick off your next peak, The Munros is essential reading for any hillwalking enthusiast.
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Series
Edition
4th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
Colour photography throughout
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1420 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907233-38-8 (9781907233388)
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Additional editions
Rab Anderson | Tom Prentice
The Munros
The best walking routes on Scotland's 282 mountains above 3000ft
E-Book
02/2021
Scottish Mountaineering Club
€17.49
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
04/2006
3rd Edition
Scottish Mountaineering Trust
€48.52
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Persons
Rab Anderson edited the previous SMC guidebook to The Munros, as well as The Corbetts. He has written or contributed to various guidebooks for the SMC, most recently the Climbers' Guide to the Outer Hebrides (co-author) and the acclaimed Hillwalkers' Guide to The Grahams & The Donalds (co-author and co-editor). Rab lives in Edinburgh.
Tom Prentice co-edited the SMC Hillwalkers' Guide to The Grahams and The Donalds. From his home in Glasgow he has made a career out of photographing and writing about Scotland's mountains, contributing to magazines, newspapers, radio and television, as well as authoring and publishing numerous books.
Tom Prentice co-edited the SMC Hillwalkers' Guide to The Grahams and The Donalds. From his home in Glasgow he has made a career out of photographing and writing about Scotland's mountains, contributing to magazines, newspapers, radio and television, as well as authoring and publishing numerous books.