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Hell of a Journey: On Foot Through the Scottish Highlands in Winter (Paperback)
by Mike Cawthorne (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 5 customer reviews (5 customer reviews)

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The Herald
‘In lucid expansive prose, he describes his remarkable ‘hell of a journey’ through the Highlands, battling blizzards and rainstorms.' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Scotland on Sunday
‘Written with an enthusiastic attention to detail... The style is refreshingly honest and extraordinarily open…' --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Serious Munro Bagging, 23 Jan 2006
This review is from: Hell of a Journey: On Foot Through the Scottish Mountains in Winter (Paperback)
Oddly, the snow on the front cover of my edition appears black and rather surreal. The book is well written by someone with a broad knowledge of Scottish mountaineering. However, it is essentially an account of bagging 300 or so 1000m Munros in one gruelling trip and in parts it becomes a little monotonous. It is a fine effort but doesn't add greatly to the existing repertoire of mountaineering non-fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, 30 Jul 2000
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Although not much of a mountain walker myself I really enjoyed "Hell of a Journey". It's well written and inventive. Beyond just describing this hellish battle with the elements, Mike Cawthorne peppers his narrative with anecdotes and conversations drawn from many encounters en route. At times it reads like a thriller, something I didn't expect. A great read.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, 27 Jan 2002
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An epic journey across Scotlands highest peaks in winter, alone. Very readable. Awesome and inspirational stuff.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brrrr: rather him than me!
This is a great book to read tucked up in your bed on a winter's night - just so that you can be so glad that you're not sharing in the author's tortuous experience. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Paul Kirkwood

4.0 out of 5 stars A right riveting read
As a reader of many hillwalking guide books I was interested to see how Mike would approach this. Would it turn out to be a book for would be walkers setting out on their own big... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2004 by kathyhaddow

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