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Steve Chilton is a committed runner and qualified athletics coach with considerable experience of fell running and a marathon personal best of 2-34-53. He is a long-time member of the Fell Runners Association (FRA). In a long running career he has run in many of the classic fell races, as well as mountain marathons and has also completed the Cuillin Traverse. He worked for 42 years at Middlesex University where he was Lead Academic Developer.

Steve's work has been published extensively, particularly in his roles as Chair of the Society of Cartographers and Chair of the ICA Commission in Neocartography. He is heavily involved in the OpenStreetMap project (osm.org), having co-authored OpenStreetMap:Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World ...more

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	The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps 3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Running Hard: The Story of a Rivalry 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All or Nothing at All: The Life of Billy Bland by Steve Chilton (Goodreads Author), Kilian Jornet (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Hill, Get Over It: Fell Running's History and Characters 3.27 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices from the Hills: Pioneering women fell and mountain runners by Steve Chilton (Goodreads Author), Jasmin Paris (Foreword) 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It's a Hill, Get Over It: Fell Running's History and Characters 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Round: In Bob Graham's Footsteps 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Walking Keef's Dog & Other Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Peaks Race 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cartography: a Reader: Celebrating 50 Years of the Society of Cartographers by Steve Chilton (Goodreads Author), Alexander J. Kent 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Steve Chilton rated a book it was ok White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, 1964-70 by Dominic Sandbrook	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Somewhat disappointed by this. Perhaps I should have expected it to be politics-heavy, but I would have like it to be more balanced towards the cultural and technological history of the decade. He does cover the Harold Wilson political situation well ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book it was amazing Penguin The Place of Tides. by James Rebanks	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
James Rebanks really has a knack of conveying emotion and the depth of nature. Here he tells the story of a tough way of life in the Norway. The author evidently has a great respect for his subject and one feels enriched by learning about his time wi ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it Essays from the Edge: Fifty years of mountain writing by Dennis Gray	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A collection of articles, written by Dennis Gray, offering insights into the lives and characters of people from British climbing history. Sections cover subjects from philosophy to painting and Chinese poetry, as well as his opinions on trespassing ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it The Caveman (William Wisting, #9) by Jørn Lier Horst (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The plot involves a serial killer who has escaped from America and has continued his actions in Norway. It is multi-threaded, with the investigation by Line, William's daughter, into the death of a strange neighbour, for an article she is writing for ...more
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Steve Chilton rated a book liked it Juice by Tim Winton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
If you suspend your belief about how the protagonists survive in a post apocalyptic desert - where does the fuel and food come from when they live underground most of the time because of the heat - this is an interesting story about survival, and as ...more
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