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The Book of the Bivvy
Tips, stories and route ideas
A guide to the bivouac - the pinnacle of minimalist wild-camping. Accounts of bivvybag adventures, both nice and nasty, alternate with practical chapters on lightweight kit and long-distance bivvying, and the book finishes with a selection of bivvybag expeditions. Informative, honest and highly entertaining!
Seasons
Spring to autumn, plus (for tough types) winterCentres
Hillsides, hilltops and valleys throughout the UK, including islands; warmer climes AbroadDifficulty
Bivvybag sleeping asks for some physical and mental resilience - but the rewards are out of proportion.Must See
The definitive account of bivvybag sleeping in the UK; bivvybag nights, both nice and nasty; bivvy history - how improved bivouac technique enabled the first successful ascent of the EigerwandISBN
9781786310781
Availability
Published
Published
10 Sept 2021
Edition
Third
Pages
176
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.10cm
Weight
190g
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Overview
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This book provides an informed, instructive, and wry insight into the world of the bivouac, drawing upon the author's wealth of personal experience. It is a celebration of bivvying - back-to-basics camping with just a lightweight bag between you and the elements. Honest and entertaining, there is every chance it will inspire you to find a remote hilltop, roll out your bag, and watch the sunset.
- Practical tips about different types of membranes, sites, techniques and minimalist kit
- A half-and-half mix of how to do it and why to do it (or how not to do it and why not to do it)
- Accounts of bivvybag nights and expeditions, both nice and nasty
- The rich and colourful history of the bivvy, including references from Classical Greece and the role of the bivvy in the first successful ascent of the Eigerwand
- Six routes for the aspiring bivouacker, in the Lake District, Scotland and the Spanish Sierra Nevada
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By Ronald Turnbull
Ronald Turnbull writes regularly for TGO, Lakeland Walker, Trail and Cumbria magazines. His previous books include Across Scotland on Foot, Long Days in Lakeland and Welsh 3000ft Challenges. He has written many other Cicerone guides, including Walking in the Lowther Hills, The Book of the Bivvy and Not the West Highland Way. Ronald's weekly newsletter on mountains, hillwalking and history is at https://aboutmountains.substack.com/
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