
Days to Remember
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Days to Remember is a collection of tales from well-known mountain guide Rob Collister - tales of long days on the hill, travelling fast and light, often alone, and always steering well clear of the honeypots. From day trips around his local hills in Wales, to worldwide expeditions including the Silvretta Alps, Gletscherhorn, the Cordillera Blanca and Annapurna, Rob Collister enjoys covering ground under his own steam, whether it be walking, running, climbing, cycling or skiing.
With a foreword from renowned British mountaineer and writer Stephen Venables, this collection of essays communicates Collister's connection with the history of the landscapes he explores, while demonstrating knowledge and appreciation of the flora and fauna that thrive there today.
In Days to Remember we are reminded of the fragility of our natural environment and the importance of investing in its preservation, at the same time as being captivated by the beautiful images Collister evokes with his mountain tales. This book will leave you with expanded understanding of contemporary environmental issues and a renewed hunger for days in the hills.
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Best known as an alpinist in his youth, Rob Collister was in his element climbing unnamed peaks in obscure corners of the Himalaya. In 1976 he qualified as a British Mountain Guide, and was one of the first British guides to ski the Haute Route with clients, soon taking parties to places such as Kashmir, Kulu, Alaska and the Lyngen Alps - long before they became popular destinations. Recently, concern about carbon emissions has led to a reduction in his expedition mountaineering and to the use of public transport to travel to and around the Alps.
Throughout his career he has been based in North Wales, raising a family of three children with his wife Netti. He has been a trustee of the Snowdonia Society and the John Muir Trust, served as a nominated member of the Snowdonia National Park Authority and was president of the British Mountain Guides from 1990 to 1993.
Rob has contributed to a number of anthologies and has written regularly for the Alpine Journal and other outdoor publications. His previous books include Lightweight Expeditions (Crowood Press), Over the Hills and Far Away (Ernest Press), and Snowdonia, Park under Pressure (Pesda Press).
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword by Stephen Venables
- Part I - Home Ground: Wales
- Chapter 1 - In my Backyard
- Chapter 2 - A Winter's Day
- Chapter 3 - Walking through Time
- Chapter 4 - Hidden in the Grass
- Chapter 5 - A Botanical Treasure
- Chapter 6 - Going for a Walk
- Chapter 7 - Aran End to End
- Chapter 8 - Awheel in Ardudwy
- Chapter 9 - Mawddach Source to Sea
- Chapter 10 - Snowdon in Winter
- Chapter 11 - Mountain Running
- Chapter 12 - Pen y Gwryd Memories
- Chapter 13 - Coming Home
- Part II - Further Afield
- Chapter 14 - Austria: Solo in the Silvretta
- Chapter 15 - Switzerland: Gletscherhorn North Face
- Chapter 16 - Peru: Summer Break in the Blanca
- Chapter 17 - India: Kedar Dome on Skis
- Chapter 18 - Lebanon: A Ski Tour in the Lebanon
- Chapter 19 - Zanskar: A Glance down Memory Lane
- Chapter 20 - Nepal: Annapurna II with Dick Isherwood
- Chapter 21 - Cambridge in the Sixties
- Part III - Issues
- Chapter 22 - Fencing in the Uplands
- Chapter 23 - What Price Windpower?
- Chapter 24 - A Day on the Haute Route
- Chapter 25 - Cri de Coeur from the Alps
- Chapter 26 - Soaring with Icarus
- Chapter 27 - More Adventure, Less Impact
- Photographs
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