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The Mountains Look on Marrakech Hamish M. Brown

The Mountains Look on Marrakech By Hamish M. Brown

The Mountains Look on Marrakech by Hamish M. Brown


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Summary

Recounts the rich culture and proud history of the Berber peoples of the Atlas. This work is complemented by a selection of photographs of landscape, people, buildings and plant life.

The Mountains Look on Marrakech Summary

The Mountains Look on Marrakech: A Trek Along the Atlas Mountains by Hamish M. Brown

After an initial visit of three months to the Atlas Mountains in 1965, well-known travel writer, climber and photographer Hamish rown has been back every year since, continuing his love affair with a beautiful country and people. In his own words, 'I had put feet to my dream and this book is the story of that dream, the end-to-end trek of the Atlas Mountains, a 900-mile walk in 96 days, which I want to share before everything recedes like a tide in the flat waters of memory'. Hamish recounts the rich culture and proud history of the Berber peoples of the Atlas in this richly-satisfying and fascinating travelogue, which is complemented by a selection of stunning photographs of landscape, people, buildings and plant life.

The Mountains Look on Marrakech Reviews

'It was an epic undertaking by a man with a powerful personal attachment to that part of the world. However, The Mountains Look on Marrakech is not the story of a lone traveller in a dry and dusty wilderness - far from it. It is rooted in a sense of camaraderie and shared experience while celebrating a richly varied environment, the descriptions of which will amaze anyone who believes Morocco is (to use Brown's words) all camels and kasbahs. ...vivid and compelling record ...an engaging storyteller ... Supplemented by maps and colour photographs, The Mountains Look on Marrakech is a delightful volume which clearly falls into the labour of love category' -Caithness Courier and The Northern Times 'This book does not disappoint. ... Hamish is an imaginative user of metaphors, and the text is also peppered with quotations... excellent sketch maps demonstrate the route.' - Leopard Magazine '...this is no stuffy tome. The book is a delight. Much more than a mere travelogue, the journey is the thread along which the narrative is woven. Hamish's affection for the Berber people and their country is apparent and he shares with the reader anecdotes and knowledge accumulated over the years. ...It's an essential aid for planning expeditions, supplies background information for anyone joining an organised trek, and is a good read for armchair travellers.' - John Muir Trust Journal

About Hamish M. Brown

A professional writer, lecturer and photographer specialising in mountain, outdoor, travel and related topics, etc. the editor has written over 20 books including Hamish's Mountain Walk, his first and award-winning book. He is also a frequent contributor to magazines, the press, radio scripts and book illustrations and has become an inveterate wanderer. Other notable books include The Last Hundred, 25 Walks, Fife; 25 Walks, Skye and Kintail, Along the Fife Coastal Path, Speak to the Hills and Seton Gordon's Scotland, an anthology.

Table of Contents

Prologue; The Learning Curve; Journey to Taza; Discovering the Middle Atlas; Across Melwiya; The Lhasa of Morocco; To La Valee Hereaux; Rounding Rhat; Tessaout to Telouet; Mostly Zat; Of Old Familiar Places; Topping Toubkal; Westward Ho!; Uf the Nfis; Guenfis Meadow, Tichka Plateau; The Ridge of a Hundred Peaks; Down to the Sea. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography

Additional information

GOR003794041
9781870325295
187032529X
The Mountains Look on Marrakech: A Trek Along the Atlas Mountains by Hamish M. Brown
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Whittles Publishing
20070626
256
Short-listed for Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature 2007
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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