This is one of a series of excellent guide books from the Cicerone. Their guides are an inexpensive option for hikers heading all over the world looking to explore the world’s best walks and treks, mountains and cycle routes. This book covers the Japan Alps, featuring 27 walks and treks in the North, Central and South Alps, and…
This softcover coffee-table style Guidebook reveals the many hidden secrets of the Blue Mountains. Misty, snow dusted landscapes, mysterious amphitheatres, cliff-line waterfalls & waterholes, myriad bushwalking tracks leading to unexpected vistas, cliff-top sunrise brekky spots, plush Hatted restaurants & eclectic coffee shops and the extremist of extreme sports.Within this beautifully designed Guidebook, you’ll find our…
Hema’s map of the Northern Territory that has camping and rest areas, 24hour fuel and points of interest. On the reverse are through road maps of Darwin and Alice Springs, and a map of the greater Darwin region. For trip planning, there is a national park matrix and contact details for information centres.
Guidebook to the GR10, a 955km trek across the French Pyrenees from Hendaye on the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean coast at Banyuls-sur-Mer. Described in 55-day stages of 7-27km, the route can be completed in its entirety, usually in around 45 days, or in shorter sections using the bus and rail links found throughout the…
Silva’s Ranger SL MS is the smallest ‘real’ compass you’ll find this side of Timbuktu.Everthing is downsized but none of the practicality has been lost. The SL keeps measurements in mm and inches and even has a pin-on function so you don’t have to worry about fishing it out every few minutes. All Silva compasses include…
It’s no good having a map if it’s all soggy – contour lines tend to blur, transforming gentle slopes into towering cliffs. Avoid such topographical catastrophes by protecting your map in this practical map case. The welded design will protect paper from water and dust, and the TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is UV resistant and folds…
The Expedition now has a sighting mirror! Silva’s Expedition S retains the rugged Dryflex housing, magnetic declination adjustment screw and numerous scale markers of it’s progenitor, but now includes a crystal clear mirror hidden in a defensive case. A must have for the intrepid bush-basher. All Silva compasses include a pamphlet explaining their 1-2-3 map-reading system…
Silva’s Expedition is the front-runner in their series of world-leading compasses.The base plate model has four different map-measuring scales for ultimate versatility, a screw for built-in declination adjustment and a rugged Dryflex housing. This is the perfect mid-range compass for heavy expeditions. All Silva compasses include a pamphlet explaining their 1-2-3 map-reading system which demystifies…
This bestselling bushwalking guide is the perfect companion for the experienced Blue Mountains adventurer, the keen bushwalking beginner and the whole family! Written by Veechi Stuart, a former Sydney Morning Herald columnist and true Blue Mountains local, this guide includes something for everyone. Included:
These light but strong polymer waterproof bags from Lifeventure will protect anything you care to put in them from water damage, scratching, religious conversion etc. The press-seal LocTop is rated to IPX8, that submersible up to 10m for 30 minutes. The large pack is designed for maps but comes with three different sized bags that…
The Budawangs stands as one of Australia’s most spectacular and distinctive wilderness areas. Using modern elevation, vegetation and trail data, The Budawangs finally delivers a map of quality and accuracy befitting this renowned bushwalking destination. Key features include:
John and Monica Chapman spend their lives hiking all over this great land and writing guide books so the rest of us can follow them. Through years of refinement their range of books offer insightful observations and background on numerous trails across Australia. John and Monica’s books are well laid-out, colourfully illustrated and provide extensive information…