Along the Divide
Walking the Wild Spine of Scotland
Published on 20. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-912240-22-7 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild Award for Excellence: Outdoor Book 2019
'Looking back, I saw the Watershed as a spine that holds the Scottish mainland landscape together...long-distance walking changes lives, and in this case, it made me aware of the Watershed and awareness of the need to conserve it'
In Along the Divide, Chris Townsend embarks on a 700-mile walk along the spine of Scotland, the line of high ground where fallen rain runs either west to the Atlantic or east to the North Sea. Crossing 44 Munros, this long distance endeavor becomes more than just a mountain hike: it becomes a contemplation of nature and history, conservation and rewilding, land use and literature, and change in a time of limitless potential for both better and worse.
Walking before the Independence Referendum of 2014, and writing after the EU Referendum of 2016, Townsend's vivid and delicate depictions of these beautiful landscapes sits alongside moments of reflection on the politics of not just Scotland, but the enitre continent, walking the very path that unites the country and its people.
'An absolute treat' -- Walk Magazine
'Looking back, I saw the Watershed as a spine that holds the Scottish mainland landscape together...long-distance walking changes lives, and in this case, it made me aware of the Watershed and awareness of the need to conserve it'
In Along the Divide, Chris Townsend embarks on a 700-mile walk along the spine of Scotland, the line of high ground where fallen rain runs either west to the Atlantic or east to the North Sea. Crossing 44 Munros, this long distance endeavor becomes more than just a mountain hike: it becomes a contemplation of nature and history, conservation and rewilding, land use and literature, and change in a time of limitless potential for both better and worse.
Walking before the Independence Referendum of 2014, and writing after the EU Referendum of 2016, Townsend's vivid and delicate depictions of these beautiful landscapes sits alongside moments of reflection on the politics of not just Scotland, but the enitre continent, walking the very path that unites the country and its people.
'An absolute treat' -- Walk Magazine
Reviews / Votes
700 miles of rough, untracked wildness where the waters flow west on one side and east on the other. In walking along the spine of Scotland he has discovered the country's heart. Not simply a long-distance walker but a fine writer who can evoke both the physical and mental journeys such undertakings entail. Along the Divide treads that skilful line between serious, important landscape writing and a damned good tale that you can kick back and read for the pleasure of reading. * TGO Magazine * Beautifully crafted prose with personal insights and amusing detail. * Outdoor Focus Magazine * There is a natural and captivating flow in his storytelling, while his palpable passion for his experiences transports readers into sharing his gruelling journey. * Scottish Field * A thoroughly enjoyable travel book.' * Halfman, Halfbook * An absolute treat. * Walk Magazine * Fabulous... * There's Something About Walking blog *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
213 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-912240-22-7 (9781912240227)
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E-Book
09/2018
Sandstone Press Ltd
€3.59
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Person
Chris Townsend writes regularly for TGO Magazine and has written 22 books on the outdoors, including the award winning The Backpacker's Handbook; Scotland in Cicerone's World Mountain Ranges series; Crossing Arizona; the story of an 800 mile walk along the Arizona Trail; Walking the Yukon, the story of 1000 mile walk through the Yukon Territory; The Munros and Tops, the story of his continuous round and A Year In The Life of The Cairngorms, a photographic study. His recent publications with Sandstone Press feature two long-distance walks he undertook in the USA, Grizzly Bears and Razor Clams (2012) and Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles (2014).