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Upland - A Journey through Time and the Hills

Ian Crofton

Editora: Birlinn

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'Fascinating and lyrical . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion' – Stephen Venables
The relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied – from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.
As he explores our high places, Ian Crofton conjures up those who have been there before: Neolithic axe-makers, mass trespassers, shepherds, quarrymen, botanists, poets and pioneering cragsmen and women among them. At the same time, he is ever attuned to the present moment – a flash of bright moss in a bog, the swoop of an eagle above a skyline, a winter sun sinking into a sea of cloud.
Following an arc from the gentle Downs of southern England to the wild peaks of Scotland's far north, Upland combines personal experiences with a keen curiosity about the history and nature of mountain landscapes, and the people who once worked and wandered among them. The result is a meditation on the enduring yet ever-changing hills, on the transience of human experience, and on the shifts and twists of time itself.
Locations included:

- Chilterns (following The Ridgeway)

- Malverns

- Snowdon

- Peak District

- Pennines

- Lake District

- Ben Nevis

- The Cuillin, Skye

- Assynt (Suilven)

- Cairngorms
Disponível desde: 01/05/2025.
Comprimento de impressão: 304 páginas.

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