In 1956 the Gower peninsula was designated as the UK's first Area of Natural Outstanding Beauty (AONB). Any visitor to the area will see why: it is packed full of stunning beaches and welcoming villages and provides a breath-taking backdrop to numerous outdoor activities including surfing and paragliding.
Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build on the banks of a great river delta. This book tells the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings onwards. It also details fifteen walks, which reveal the geological drama.
In this book Tim Gent shares his enthusiasm for and experience of travelling and camping from an open canoe. He covers planning a journey, selecting the right canoe and equipment for the journey you are planning and how to pack your canoe.
Offers over 300 tips and handy hints with ideas to help the instructor present a professional coaching session and to help clients get the most out of their time. This title is suitable for those who leads and teaches on rock or ice.
Features white water safety and rescue for canoeists, kayakers and rafters. This work includes full colour and photos throughout. It contains rescue and rafting sections. The chapter 'Planning a Descent' covers factors to be considered when travelling abroad.
This is the 2nd edition of Scottish Rock: Volume 2 North, a selective rock climbing guide to over 2, 400 routes in the North-West, the Far North, the Hebrides and Orkney. Volume 1 extends this area south of the great Glen
Includes a progressive series of exercises from simple to more complex movements to practice at your local climbing wall, crag, boulders or at home to improve all aspects of your climbing. In this title, most of the exercises are intended for bottom roping or bouldering so you can drill the moves until they become second nature.
Describes the south-west coast of England in 50 voyages, from the Isle of Wight to the Severn Estuary. This book presents the navigational and tidal information a sea kayaker needs on this magnificent section of coast.
An illustrated guide to some of the tours of Ireland's waterways. Wild loughs, placid canals and broad rivers, as they can only be seen from a canoe or kayak...
