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This review is from: The High Summits of Wales: A Guide to Walking the Welsh Hewitts (Paperback)
What a gem! Discovered this book by accident and what a gem it has turned out to be! Having walked many of these hills already reading about them brought back many fond memories whilst giving so much further information about the individual hills. An altogether informative and entertaining book which should further enhance the enjoyment of those who walk the Welsh hills .
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The guide to the high summits of Wales,
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This review is from: The High Summits of Wales: A Guide to Walking the Welsh Hewitts (Paperback)
The High Summits of Wales Hewitts (Hills of England, Wales & Ireland above Two Thousand feet, with a minimum drop of 100 feet between it and the next peak) are dispersed around a wide part of Wales. Whilst many lie in Snowdonia National Park, (in Gwynedd, Conwy and northern Powys), others stretch eastwards towards the English border at Oswestry, southwards through Cadair Idris, the Dovey Hills and Plynlimon into the wilds of central Wales and the Cwmdeuddwr Hills above the Elan Valley. To their east lie yet more in Radnor Forest, whilst further south a band runs from the English border at Hay-on-Wye westwards through the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons, Forest Fawr and Mynydd Du above the valleys of south Wales and out towards Swansea. In all there are 137 Welsh Hewitts. But this book is not just about those individual Hewitts, more the ranges of hills in which they lie. Graham Uney is a qualified Mountain Walking Instructor and his aim is to encourage people to enjoy the different atmosphere of each group of hills, from the Carboniferous Limestone outcrops and Old Red Sandstone ridges of south Wales, through the emptiness of central Wales and the Arenigs to the more rugged peaks and long ridge walks of north Wales. Witnessing a soaring red kite or a herd of red deer, often goes towards making a more perfect day in the hills than reaching a summit. Even a dedicated hillwalker is likely to be stirred by the warmth that Graham feels for the hills, for Part One provides each of the 20 groups of hills with its own section, detailing scenery, routes, stories, atmosphere, bases for exploration and much besides. However, the book also raises the prospect of Bagging the Hewitts¹, as a counterbalance to the lure of the Munros in Scotland. Part Two tells the story of Craham's own successful attempt to climb them all in one walk in the soggy summer of 1998, when battle was joined with the elements and the hills furthered their individual character. The Appendices provide a tick list for recording your own bagging¹, as well as information on navigation, equipment and safety, on maps and a useful bibliography and addresses. The book also sees the launch of the Welsh Hewitts Club. With 80 black and white illustrations, 20 maps and 30 colour illustrations.
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