Of Big Hills and Wee Men

by Peter Kemp

Before us in the bright spring sunshine lay the entire Clyde valley, dominated by the vast sprawling mass of Glasgow, the dear green place. There was a time no too long ago when the old heavy industries would have made this view much less clear. But today we could see the Cowal Hills and Greenock in the west to the Pentlands in the East.' From the time he bagged his first Munro Peter Kemp has remained an enthusiastic hillawalker and this book is a testament to his passion for Scotland's outdoors and hillwalking culture.

192 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2005

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this book, it is well written, interesting and and I have been to most of the places described, so there are strong resonances to my own climbing and hillwalking career.Some of the behaviour of these guys was frankly, outrageous and antisocial and I am glad I didn't come across them in any of the many bothy's I have slept in. No doubt they would consider me to be a posh englishman. The chapter on his depression after leaving his boat building job was very moving, but why didn't he just go home? All in all the very readable book, these guys were tough and did walks that were beyond my capacity even when I was at my strongest. Chapeau

[David Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enjoyable read. It you like walking in Scottish hills.