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A legendary figure in the bothying scene, Allister ( Ashie ) Brebner fell in love with the Scottish hills as a boy. In 1963, he gave up his factory job to co-found Highland Safaris and he never looked back. In his first book, he shares anecdotes of hillwalking, the winter skiing season, building the famous Secret Howff and delivering sheep in a minibus to make ends meet.
Ashie writes with honesty and insight about the magnificence of the Scottish outdoors, joining a tradition of writers inspired by the natural landscape. Alongside the celebration of nature is a warm, witty account of a life spent pursuing the freedom of the mountains.
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Allister ( Ashie ) Brebner was born in 1935 in a working class tenement near Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen. He left school at 15 and trained as a motor vehicle mechanic, later working as a maintenance engineer in Aberdeen s paper industry. Participating in the explosion of outdoor activity after 1945, Ashie developed a deep love of the Scottish mountains and in 1963 gave up his job and co-founded Highland Safaris, a nature and outdoor guiding company, which he continued with till his retirement. Ashie lives in Strathpeffer, Rosshire, and this is his first book.
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