Upland

'This is a constantly surprising and fascinating look at not just the mountains but about the people who work, play, live and travel there, through history and in the present day.... this books a was delight throughout'

-- Neil Reid * Scottish Mountaineer Magazine *

'Rich in memories and beautifully written, Ian Crofton’s account of a lifetime walking the hills and mountains of Scotland, England and Wales makes for a delightful book'

-- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *

'A fascinating and lyrical exploration of what the hills mean to those who have lived and worked among them, and to those who walk and climb among them today . . . A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion'

-- Stephen Venables

'A wonderfully evocative ode to the high places of Great Britain'

-- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *

'Ian has a well-honed knack of weaving a literary web linking man and the landscape . . . a tome to engross yourself in whether you are an armchair mountaineer or a tough guy reliving past glories.

-- Adrian Trendall * All Things Cuillin *

'this book is written—beautifully—from the stance of a walker and historian'

-- Kate Green * Country Life *

'Crofton draws on a lifetime of walking and climbing across Britain and takes us on a unique journey through time and the hills'

-- Dawn Geddes * Scots Magazine *

'beautifully crafted and captivating... Crofton proves to be an insightful and genial guide'

* Sunday Post *

'Skilfully weaves together personal and family stories, prehistory and history, literature, art, geology, nature and more in a glorious mix of everything the hills have to offer. This rich mix of subjects is wonderful... excellent with much to enjoy and to learn' 

-- Chris Townsend * Great Outdoors *

'Informative, evocative … a welcome addition to the nature-writing bookshelf'

-- Sarah Lonsdale * Times Literary Supplement *

'Upland draws on a lifetime's hillwalking and climbing, and yet it's so much more than a simple memoir. Mining rich seams of culture and natural history, it ranges far and wide in its exploration of hills as a human experience - mountains not in the abstract, but as places we've lived and worked in, climbed and dreamed about for millennia'

-- Dan Bailey * UK Climbing & UK Hillwalki