Mountain: Exploring Britain's High Places - Hardcover

Rhys Jones, Griff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718149890 ISBN 13: 9780718149895

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2007

Synopsis

With names like Snowdon, Ben Nevis or Scarfell Pike, Britain’s high places are at once romantic and rooted in the nation’s sense of identity. In Mountains, Griff Rhys Jones brings their stories to life.

Travelling the length of the UK by journeying across the rooftops of Britain, Griff Rhys Jones will be exploring some of the most arduous and roughest mountain landscapes. It is a journey that will take him from the remotest areas of Northern Scotland to wilds of Dartmoor in the South West, and to some of the countries most beautiful, rugged and fascinating locations.

While he experiences the flora, fauna, dramatic landscape and stunning seasonal shifts, Griff will be meeting the undiscovered mountain communities and the real people who inhabit Britain's highlands: shepherds, mountain rescue teams, scientists, farmers and artists – the people who can deliver a real understanding and passion for the raw, natural beauty that has fascinated for centuries. He will also be bringing to life the history of epic battles, communities long gone and heroic struggles for survival.

A lavish, fully illustrated book full of stunning imagery – drawn from the magic BBC series of the same name - this is a labour of love, a personal journey of discovery and a lasting testament to some of the most exciting, unique and treasured parts of Britain.

About this title

Review:

'A stunning reminder of what's on our doorstep' -- Wanderlust

'Rhys Jones finds humour in the most remote places'
-- Herald

About the Author:

Griff Rhys Jones was born in 1953. He was educated at Brentwood School and Cambridge University. On the way to becoming a writer, he worked as a security guard, a petrol pump attendant and a television star. Griff is the writer of To the Baltic with Bob and Semi-Detached. His TV credits include Not The Nine o' Clock News, Alas Smith and Jones, Restoration and Three Men in a Boat.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0718149890
• ISBN 13: 9780718149895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256