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Burn On The Hill: The Story Of The First 'Compleat Munroist'

Elizabeth Allan

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An account, based on diary extracts, of the Scottish hill-walking exploits of the priest and Classics scholar Ronnie Burns, during the years 1914-1927, when he became the first person to climb all the Munros and Munro Tops - 558 hills in total.
"Ronnie was a short-legged hunchback and a social misfit; his navigation was pathetic and he was not competent even with a railway timetable. He never carried more than a sandwich, and often not even that, and was entirely dependent on the spontaneous goodwill and hospitality of keepers and shepherds. He only at any time had one pair of boots, and they perpetually in need of repair. It was commonplace for him to be completely lost on the hill; he paid scant attention to advice from more experienced folk and made daft decisions about routes. He took really silly risks in dangerous situations. He fell down places.
"And he enjoyed every minute of it."
An insight into a way of life, in the remote glens of Scotland, that has now gone.

Language: English

Pages: 186

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bidean Books

Release: May 07, 1995

Burn On The Hill: The Story Of The First 'Compleat Munroist'

Elizabeth Allan

4.6/5 ( ratings)

An account, based on diary extracts, of the Scottish hill-walking exploits of the priest and Classics scholar Ronnie Burns, during the years 1914-1927, when he became the first person to climb all the Munros and Munro Tops - 558 hills in total.
"Ronnie was a short-legged hunchback and a social misfit; his navigation was pathetic and he was not competent even with a railway timetable. He never carried more than a sandwich, and often not even that, and was entirely dependent on the spontaneous goodwill and hospitality of keepers and shepherds. He only at any time had one pair of boots, and they perpetually in need of repair. It was commonplace for him to be completely lost on the hill; he paid scant attention to advice from more experienced folk and made daft decisions about routes. He took really silly risks in dangerous situations. He fell down places.
"And he enjoyed every minute of it."
An insight into a way of life, in the remote glens of Scotland, that has now gone.

Language: English

Pages: 186

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Bidean Books

Release: May 07, 1995

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