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This revised and updated edition of Butterfield's compendium guidebook to Britain's and Ireland's highest mountains incorporates new information that has accumulated since the first edition in 1986. Access problems, road developments, new forestry, changes in land ownership, stalking restrictions/relaxations, new telephone numbers, clarifications in mountain names, and major developments in Irish mapping are all included.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Generally excellent, but with a few shortcomings,
This review is from: The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland: The Munros and Tops and Other 3, 000 Ft.Peaks v. 1: A Guide for Mountain Walkers (Hardcover)
This book is, on the whole, a superb guide for anybody who enjoys climbing those of our peaks that rise above 3000ft. What sets it apart from other books on the same subject is the provision, in sketch maps and in the text, of a wide range of approach and descent routes on the hills. Other books usually describe only one route up or down a hill/group of hills, which can frustrate the reader. Another plus point is that this book doesn't dedicate itself entirely to Munros, but includes the high peaks of the Lakes, Snowdonia, and the Irish Republic, something which I believe to be a unique feature of this book.Whilst other books often fail to provide much in the way of pictures (or even describe some routes without any images at all), this book has probably the best collection of photographs of any guide that includes such a large number of hills. This is of great assistance in enabling the reader to visualise, if only roughly, a day on the hill. My only criticism of this book is that many of the suggested routes are, in my opinion, just far too long. For example, the presentation of the Mamore range as being a group of hills to climb in just one day's outing is unfortunate, and the author's claim that the Aonachs (both above 4000 ft) could be added to the Grey Corries to make a single walk is, for me, highly optimistic. Knowing these hills myself, I feel that such outings are just too huge for the fitness of the vast majority of folk (including myself), yet this guide does not claim to be reserved for the super fit. Moreover, the speed required for, say, the completion of the Mamores in a single day would have to be pretty high, even in the long midsummer days, and I feel that part of the fun of going up the hills is in taking your time and soaking up the surroundings, rather than dashing through them for the sake of bagging as many summits as possible. Having said all that, the author does explain the possibilities of breaking up such long expeditions into smaller ones, and the excellent maps help with this. However, I just feel that the author ought to have done things the other way round-present a large group of hills as a cluster of walks, whilst adding that the very fit might want to combine them. The reverse is, I think, bound to mislead the reader who is less familiar with the hills, and that defeats the point of a guide book. Nevertheless, this is still an outstanding book, and is probably my most used when planning trips. Ultimately, the negative features of this book amount to less than those of any one of its rivals. Anybody interested in the subject matter should buy it, especially if they don't just want to stay on the 3000-ers that happen to be in Scotland.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mountaineering must have!,
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This review is from: The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland: The Munros and Tops and Other 3, 000 Ft.Peaks v. 1: A Guide for Mountain Walkers (Hardcover)
This is a first class reference book which should be on the bokshelf of every mountaineer in the British Isles. It gives an overview of EVERY 3000ft Mountain and Top in these islands and is accompanied by a selection of very useful photos and route guides.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Still an excellent guide for the Munroist with the patience to study the routes first.,
By Mr. N. Dougan "Nick Dougan, Business Coach" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland: v.1: A Guide for Mountain Walkers: Vol 1 (Hardcover)
Butterfield wrote this very comprehensive guide to all the 3000' mountains of the British Isles (including those in the Lakes, Wales and Ireland, so more, strictly, than the Scottish Munros, but having selected mountains according to the same criteria) back in the mid 1980s. Back in those days I aspired to do each route in less than the lower end of his time bracket, while now I consider it rather a success to get home within the upper one. Tempus Fugit.
It is, however, now rather dated in several ways: 1. The update following the (admittedly very minor) 1997 revision to the Munro tables is cursory. 2. Butterfield provides a very detailed commentary on various routes, which are generally excellent if you can bother to study them but which do not reflect changes to forests, fences and other man-made features. 3. The photography is dated - endearing in a way, but you still get pictues of walkers wearing breeches and bright red socks. 4. The maps are not as good as others'. 5. Butterfield does not provide a guide to Gaelic pronunciation - vital if you want to discuss where you were yesterday with those you meet on the hills. So, still a good book to have, but other guides are better. In Scotland, specifically, it is hard not to prefer Cameron McNeish's "The Munros" with more concisely described routes, clearer colour maps, excellent photography by the likes of Colin Baxter and Alan Gordon - and Gaelic pronunciation so you can sound the part in the bar afterwards.
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