TGOC Reading List

Posted on | November 21, 2007 | 9 Comments

This is more or less a guest post I suppose, as over on the TGOC forums Peter aka Mr Grumpy has kindly given me permission to reproduce his posting here. I would of linked to it, but unfortunately it is not possible to link to individual postings on the TGOC forums. And I thought it was such a useful posting and resource for people whether they are  doing the TGOC or doing any walking in Scotland, that I contacted Peter. So a big thank you for allowing me to post this, and a big thank you for doing such an excellent job.

So here now is Peter’s posting:

A couple of years ago I started a thread on this site with suggestions of books to read which may help with Challenge route planning, background information on the area of the Highlands through which Challengers pass and other aspects of walking in remote country. With a hundred or so new Challengers each year I thought that this information may again be useful. Feel free to ignore it if you already know it all! Also if you have other suggestions (books that is) please feel free to add them.
Roger had already suggested the following in his notes to Challengers.
The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, ISBN 0 907521 13 4
The Corbetts and other Scottish Hills, Scottish Mountaineering Trust,
ISBN 0-907521-29-0.
Scottish Hill Tracks, Scottish Rights of Way Society, ISBN 0 9502811 8 2.
I’ll add,
Hamish’s Mountain Walk, Hamish Brown, ISBN 0 575 02362 7.
Climbing the Corbetts, Hamish Brown, ISBN 0-575-04378-4.
Classic Walks in Scotland, C. McNeish & R. Smith, ISBN 0-946609-51-9.
West Highland Walks vol 1, Hamish MacInnes, ISBN 0-340-35971-4.
West Highland Walks vol 3, Hamish MacInnes, ISBN 0 340 26912 X.
The Drove Roads of Scotland, A.R.B. Haldane, ISBN 1 874744 76 9.
Great Walks, Scotland, Brown, McOwan & Mearns, ISBN 0-7063-6749-9.
Exploring Scottish Hill Tracks, Ralph Storer, ISBN 0-71539806-7.
Mountaincraft & Leadership, Eric Langmuir, ISBN 1 85060 295 6.
First Aid Manual, ISBN 0-7513-0399-2.
Kidnapped, R.L.Stevenson.
Beyond Backpacking, Ray Jardine, ISBN 0-9632359-3-1.
Others have suggested the following:
Coast-to-coasting: John Gillham & Ronald Turnbull. ISBN 0 7153 0955 2.
Across Scotland on Foot: Ronald Turnbull. ISBN 0 9515 996 4 X.
Classic Walks: Ken Wilson & Richard Gilbert. ISBN 0 906371 11 2.
Wild Walks: Ken Wilson & Richard Gilbert. ISBN1 898573 20 4.
The Scottish Glens series -
Book 1 – The Cairngorm Glens ISBN 1-85284-086-2
Book 2 – The Atholl Glens ISBN 1-85284-121-4
Book 3 – The Glens of Rannoch ISBN 1-85284-170-2
Book 4 – The Glens of Trossach ISBN 1-85284-199-0
Book 5 – The Glens of Argyll ISBN 1-85284-226-1
Book 6 – The Great Glen ISBN 1-85284-236-9
Book 7 – The Angus Glens ISBN 1-85284-248-2
Book 8 – Knoydart & Morvern ISBN 1-85284-282-2
Book 9 – The Glens of Ross-shire ISBN 1-85284-296-2.
The Central Highlands – 6 Long Distance Walks ISBN 1-85284-267-9
Seton Gordon Highways and Byways in the Central Highlands ISBN 1-874744-33-5
Hostile Habitats, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, ISBN 0 907521 93 2

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