The Welsh Peaks

by Poucher, William Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780711224049
• ISBN10: 0711224048
• Edition: 11th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd

Summary

W. A. Poucher's guides, first published in the 1960s, have become classics.hey are some of the most popular books for fellwalkers, climbers andcramblers ever published. They are packed with guidance on clothing,quipment, accommodation, route finding, distances and times, all in anttractive pocket-sized format to slip into your rucksack. Aspiring landscapehotographers will find a chapter of essential tips in each book to help themoo. Since the author's death in 1988, the guides have been updated inonsultation with John Poucher, the author's son. Frances Lincoln took overublication of W. A. Poucher's guides from Constable in 2004.

Table of Contents

Frontispiece. Tryfan in winter raiment	p. 2
Preface	p. 5
Route card	p. 7
Introductory notes	p. 10
Equipment	p. 13
Boots
clothes
rucksacks
maps
compass
ice axe
Rock climbing and scrambling	p. 21
Club Huts
The Welsh Centres
Snowdonia	p. 23
Betws y Coed
Capel Curig
Ogwen Cottage
Bethesda
Pen y Gwryd
Pen y Pass
Llanberis
Beddgelert
The Snowdon Ranger
Mid-Wales	p. 25
Dolgellau
Tal y Llyn
Dinas Mawddwy
Bala
Harlech
Llanbedr
Barmouth
The Devil's Bridge
South Wales	p. 27
Abergavenny
Crickhowell
Talgarth
Hay on Wye
Brecon
Storey Arms
Trecastle
Glossary of Welsh place-names	p. 29
The Welsh Peaks	p. 33
Group system for 56 Routes of ascent
Heights of the principal Welsh Peaks	p. 36
73 Tops arranged according to altitude
The principal Welsh lakes	p. 39
Mountain photography	p. 42
12 Essentials for good mountain pictures
Photography in the different groups	p. 56
The best pictorial views of the groups
The most striking views from the groups
Notes on the routes	p. 62
The 13 mountain groups
the routes
descents
the panoramas
Mountain navigation	p. 63
Mountain rescue	p. 66
Detailed directions for 56 Routes
The Snowdon Group 10 Routes and 56 photographs	p. 68
The Glyders Group 17 Routes and 50 photographs	p. 138
The Carneddau 9 Routes and 40 photographs	p. 207
The Moel Siabod Group 6 Routes and 25 photographs	p. 261
The Moel Hebog Group 3 Routes and 26 photographs	p. 297
Cadair Idris 1 Route and 7 photographs	p. 333
The Harlech Dome 2 Routes and 7 photographs	p. 347
The Arenigs 1 Route and 3 photographs	p. 360
The Arans 1 Route and 5 photographs	p. 367
Plynlimon 1 Route and 2 variations and 5 photographs	p. 378
The Black Mountains 1 Route and 4 photographs	p. 386
The Brecon Beacons 1 Route and 5 photographs	p. 394
Carmarthen Fan 3 Routes and 10 photographs	p. 404
Index	p. 421
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