Climbing & Mountaineering

Lord Purdey was shaking with anger. 'Bring back the lynx? Over my dead body!'The environmental protestors murmured, and Rory stepped forward. 'Your...

This guide introduces the climber to the bouldering, traditional climbing and sports routes at Dumbarton Rock. Known to locals as 'Dumby', this is...

'I have given my whole life to the mountains. Born at the foot of the Alps, I have been a ski champion, a professional guide, an amateur of the gre...

A selected guide to 2000 routes north of the Highland Boundary Fault. Explore the long almost alpine length routes and classic ridges on Ben Nevis,...

Robert Mads Anderson is an elite mountaineer with a solitary goal: to conquer Everest. After nearly getting killed on his first expedition, he led ...

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills is the most significant guidebook ever published. Born from the handwritten climbing tips of early volunte...

Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone presents a collection of intellectually stimulating new essays that address the philosophical issues relating to...

This timely and interdisciplinary book is the first to examine mountain tourism and local communities with a pro-poor lens. By drawing on human geo...

The SMC Journal has maintained a continuous record of mountain activities in Scotland since 1890. The Journal emerges annually.

Like most human activities, mountaineering has had an abnormal year, as attested by several of our articles. Constrained by Covid-19 restrictions, ...