Patrick
Ultralighter
Hamish Brown, I think, not McInnes. But yes, great books - I remember following his route on an OS road map (the sort that used to have useful contours, not just roads) - inspiring.
Before t'internet - books!
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WilliamC
Thru Hiker
Though Hamish McInnes' Call Out is an excellent book.
Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
Ah, quite right, Hamish Brown. Very enjoyable reads, both of them.
Books from my early sixties scouting. We were hard in those days and slept on the ground - no mats of any kind!
All cooking was done over wood fires, and a Blacks lightweight 2-man single skin Egyptian pyramid tent weighed 6.5 Lbs (3kg).
Leave no trace was mandatory before it ever became a thing.
All cooking was done over wood fires, and a Blacks lightweight 2-man single skin Egyptian pyramid tent weighed 6.5 Lbs (3kg).
Leave no trace was mandatory before it ever became a thing.
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old-skool-lite
Thru Hiker
Dodgy title on the right hand one 
OwenM
Thru Hiker
The author was quite dodgy as well.Dodgy title on the right hand one
One L
Ultralighter
The author was quite dodgy as we
Yep. Type that into Google and see what it brings up. I have that book somewhere though.Dodgy title on the right hand one
old-skool-lite
Thru Hiker
That door looks short. Too close to the stairs to be an effective Zoom background though. 
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
On a navigation course recently and the instructor basically said the Langmuir was "a bit outdated" and the current book recommended was this - https://www.mountain-training.org/publications/navigation
As I've not consumed either down to the last detail.
Robert P
Thru Hiker
Yes, it certainly feels a little outdated, most obviously when discussing equipment. Cagoules and Karrimats, etc. I'm not sure anyone recommends carrying a scarf these days, and the only options for treating water mentioned are tablets and boiling.
I like the breadth of topics - lots on snow and ice, and mountain weather.
My first book was The Comlete Walker by Colin Fletcher in the 1970's. In the U.S., This was the foundation of something called 'Backpacking' that I had never heard of. When I told my father what it was, he laughed his head off. He was a long time humter and wild camper. Everything he used was military surplus.
I wanted to be just like this guy Fletcher! I bought any gear I could afford that was like his. Couldn't afford the real thing, but the one item I did get because I couldn't be 'official' without it was a Svea123 which cost me $10.00 at the time. Still have it. Still bring it from time to time just to scare the heck out of those who've never seen the priming process!
Those were fun times! Went from hiking local national parks, to rock climbing, to discovering Wilderness areas where I could disappear completely for days at a time.
Boy has the internet changed all of this!!!!
I wanted to be just like this guy Fletcher! I bought any gear I could afford that was like his. Couldn't afford the real thing, but the one item I did get because I couldn't be 'official' without it was a Svea123 which cost me $10.00 at the time. Still have it. Still bring it from time to time just to scare the heck out of those who've never seen the priming process!
Those were fun times! Went from hiking local national parks, to rock climbing, to discovering Wilderness areas where I could disappear completely for days at a time.
Boy has the internet changed all of this!!!!