{"product_id":"9781780279138","title":"Upland","description":"Author: Ian Crofton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780279138\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Birlinn\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and lyrical...A beautifully written celebration of a lifelong passion.' Stephen Venables\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship of people with hills and mountains has been complex, rich and varied  from awe and wonder to fear and loathing, from spiritual longing to peaceful acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he explores our high places, Ian Crofton conjures up those who have been there before: Neolithic axe-makers, mass trespassers, shepherds, quarrymen, botanists, poets and pioneering cragsmen and women among them. At the same time, he is ever attuned to the present moment  a flash of bright moss in a bog, the swoop of an eagle above a skyline, a winter sun sinking into a sea of cloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing an arc from the gentle Downs of southern England to the wild peaks of Scotland's far north, Upland combines personal experiences with a keen curiosity about the history and nature of mountain landscapes, and the people who once worked and wandered among them. The result is a meditation on the enduring yet ever-changing hills, on the transience of human experience, and on the shifts and twists of time itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLocations included:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChilterns (following The Ridgeway)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalverns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnowdon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeak District\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePennines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake District\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBen Nevis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cuillin, Skye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssynt (Suilven)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCairngorms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852894490782,"sku":"ADS-9781780279138","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780279138.jpg?v=1779064432","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780279138","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}