Scotland: The World's Mountain Ranges

A comprehensive handbook covering the finest walks, scrambles, climbs and ski tours in Scotland, with a variety of wild landscapes ranging from the Southern Uplands to the great granite plateaus of the Cairngorms and jagged arêtes of the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye. All the information the independent mountain lover needs for any activity.

Chris Townsend Chris Townsend is a freelance author, photographer and lecturer. A Munroist twice, he has completed no fewer then 11 Scottish coast-to-coast treks. He is an authority on Scotland, where he lives in the shadow of the Cairngorms, and has written extensively on Scotland and trekking internationally both in his 15 guides and in magazines. Chris is closley involved in Scottish conservation and wilderness issues.