The Book of the Bivvy

ebook ∣ Tips, stories and route ideas

By Ronald Turnbull

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ebook

Author

Ronald Turnbull

Publisher

Cicerone Press

Release

27 August 2021

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Sports & Recreations Travel Nonfiction

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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

    • Format

    ebook

    Author

    Ronald Turnbull

    Publisher

    Cicerone Press

    Release

    27 August 2021

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    Subjects

    Sports & Recreations Travel Nonfiction
    The Book of the Bivvy