Hiking

by Hugh McManners

Walk your way to hiking excellence with this essential pocket-sized guide. One hundred and one nuggets of practical information take you step-by-step towards successfully trekking your way around the countryside and mountain regions.

Genres: Outdoors, Nonfiction

72 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

After 18 years in the British Army including the Falklands War working with the SBS, Hugh became a non-fiction author and television producer. He was the Defence Correspondent of The Sunday Times from 1995 -2000. Hugh started writing fiction in 2022.
Hugh says: "I'm a campaigner and enthusiast. Having written a wide variety of non-fiction books, I'm now writing fiction - "military historical thrillers".
He's starting with a five book series running from 1980 until the end of the Falklands War in 1982. The first book "The Sunday Service" about the SAS and PIRA in Northern Ireland, is now published.
"I'm writing fiction as with all my books, to explain the reality of extreme situations to people who haven't experienced it for themselves," Hugh says.
"Fiction that uses action and violence with military characters and settings needs to be accurately portrayed. The brave people who risk life and limb for our security deserve this.
"Plus, I really dislike the word 'thrill" -dictionary definition: "a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure". It's superficial, vicarious and simple, totally unlike the reality of military operations. But if you've not been a soldier on operations, how could you know that?
"I'm not quite sure where this gets me with writing "thrillers". I'll leave further comment to my readers."

Hugh is also a musician: a guitarist and songwriter. He was Director of The Scars of War Foundation at the University of Oxford, a pioneering research into the cognitive neuroscience of combat-related PTSD and brain injury in war veterans.

Reviews

[H (trying to keep up with GR friends) Balikov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Small format book - Important if you want to pack this along

The usual DK excellent graphics

Helpful as a checklist before going outdoors

The sections on Choosing a Campsite, Personal Safety, and Caring for your Feet are particularly good

Too many sections are fine but in some ways outdated including:

 What to wear
 Kinds of packs
 Sleeping equipment
 Portable foods
 Water equipment
 Direction finders

[Stela Idrizi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very interesting book from which I learned a lot but also very outdated. Great quick read to get some tips