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- Publisher: Eneas Mackay; New Edition edition (1947)
- ASIN: B002B1Y48K
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,903,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a classic, the best book yet written on hillwalking. Why is it so good? Because it's about human beings as much as hills. It has humour and pathos, misery and inspiration, insights into the human condition. Save postage and buy two copies at once, as the first friend you lend it to isn't going to give it back
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Author Alastair Borthwick may be an unremarkable weekend climber, hiker and camper but he is an exceptional `people person'. `Always a Little Further' is constructed around the great outdoors of Scotland, yet of greater importance are the characters encountered on the author's outings. These include everyday associates and elite climbers such as `Hamish' Hamilton and Jock Nimlin as well as `flatties', `minks' and `haakers' that some may regard as the dregs of society. Alastair Borthwick acknowledges: `no character in this book is fictitious', and he recognises how these people, like himself, use the mountains and surroundings as `an antidote for modern living'. His `modern' refers to the 1930s and readers are taken on a nostalgic and entertaining trip to more simple and carefree times. Presented in a delightful style Alastair Borthwick's writing captures the spirit of these early days with humorous tales about those with whom he meets and shares in their activities.
I first went to Arrochar, where Alastair Borthwick commences, in the 1950s as a schoolboy on the pillion of a friend's motorcycle. We spent a horrendous wet night on The Brack which I suspect is where the cave used by Alastair and his companions is situated. I became a regular visitor to Scotland using bivouacs, campsites and hostels like the author, and I have climbed in all locations mentioned - Glen Coe, Ben Nevis, Skye, Cairngorms etc. 'Always a Little Further' was first published in 1939 and it was the second edition of 1947 I read as a teenager. Recently I have enjoyed re-reading the 1983 reprint which is still available via various Amazon sellers. I have been inspired by W H Murray's `Mountaineering in Scotland' describing pioneering Scottish mountaineering over the same pre-war period, but I was enchanted and energized by the less serious yet alluring `Always a Little Further', and I believe both books deserve classic status. For pure naked nostalgia relating to Scotland's magnificent heritage there is no better book than `Always a Little Further' for enabling its readers to wallow in the fellowship of rank and file happy-go-lucky participants in outdoor activities.
I first went to Arrochar, where Alastair Borthwick commences, in the 1950s as a schoolboy on the pillion of a friend's motorcycle. We spent a horrendous wet night on The Brack which I suspect is where the cave used by Alastair and his companions is situated. I became a regular visitor to Scotland using bivouacs, campsites and hostels like the author, and I have climbed in all locations mentioned - Glen Coe, Ben Nevis, Skye, Cairngorms etc. 'Always a Little Further' was first published in 1939 and it was the second edition of 1947 I read as a teenager. Recently I have enjoyed re-reading the 1983 reprint which is still available via various Amazon sellers. I have been inspired by W H Murray's `Mountaineering in Scotland' describing pioneering Scottish mountaineering over the same pre-war period, but I was enchanted and energized by the less serious yet alluring `Always a Little Further', and I believe both books deserve classic status. For pure naked nostalgia relating to Scotland's magnificent heritage there is no better book than `Always a Little Further' for enabling its readers to wallow in the fellowship of rank and file happy-go-lucky participants in outdoor activities.
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