BOOKS
- LECTURING - ARTICLES
FORTHCOMING
LECTURE DATES 2008/9:
OCT
22nd 2008 EDINBURGH Afternoon lecture
2.15pm "The Magic of Ladakh"
- climbs and treks in India's Buddhist kingdom. Royal Museum
Lecture Theatre (Lothian St entrance). Organised by Royal
Scottish Geographical Society http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/rsgs/regional/talks.pdf
OCT
23rd GLASGOW Afternoon lecture 2.15pm
"The Magic of Ladakh"
- climbs and treks in India's Buddhist kingdom. Renfield
Church Centre, Bath St. Organised by Royal Scottish Geographical
Society http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/rsgs/regional/talks.pdf
TUES
NOV 4th KESWICK, CUMBRIA 7.30pm "A
Year in the Mountains" - Scottish
winter climbs, Ice climbing in Norway, Mont Blanc-Eiger-Matterhorn,
Indian Himalaya. Keswick School Hall. Organised by Keswick
Lecture Society
WED
NOV 5th
DUNFERMLINE evening lecture 7.30pm "The
Mountains of Norway" - ice climbing, Alpine
climbs in the Hurrungane, Lofoten Islands and Lyngen Alps.
Carnegie Hall. Organised by Royal Scottish Geographical
Society http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/rsgs/regional/talks.pdf
Martin has several public lectures
available for Clubs, Schools, Lecture Societies and Events,
recounting his exploits, instructing mountain safety skills and
celebrating his best-loved mountains, including:-
'The
Munros in Winter' - climbing all the Munros in a single
winter season
'Mountain Adventures in North-West Scotland'
- Cuillin Traverse, Sea Stack Climbing, Winter Pioneering
"The Winter Mountain Experience"
- weather, avalanche, snow and ice skills, navigation, ridges
and mixed climbs
'The Magic of Wester Ross and Skye"
- an illustrated tour across the mountains, glens and coastlines
of Scotland's most spectacular natural landscapes
'Alpine
Mountaineering' - an instructive and spectacular introduction
to the challenges of Alpine climbing
'Alps 4000' - the historic first
traverse of the 75 4000m peaks in 1993
'Pioneering in the Indian Himalayas'
- new climbs on Nanda Kot, Nilkanth and Little Kailash
'Shipton's Lost Valley' - an epic
and historic trek in remotest Garhwal Himalaya
"Kamet
- India's Lonely Giant" -
Martin's 2005 expedition to this 7756m peak on the Indo-Tibetan
border and a review of the history of the early attempts and ascents
Contact
us for full details, fees and expenses are negotiable according
to the venue and size of audience.
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BOOKS:
*
SIGNED COPIES BY MAIL ORDER * Martin
Moran has authored several classic mountaineering texts and guidebooks:-
THE
4000 PEAKS OF THE ALPS (Alpine Club 2007) - Comprehensive
guidebook to all the classic routes on the Alpine 4000m peaks
- 240 routes, 80 photo-diagrams. An
essential companion for all Alpine mountaineers.
THE
MAGIC OF WESTER ROSS AND SKYE by Clarrie Pashley and Martin
Moran
(David & Charles Sept 2001) This sumptuous collection
of photographs includes special coverage Stac Pollaidh, An Teallach,
the Letterewe Wilderness, Torridon peaks and the Cuillin Traverse
as well as the coastlines and communities of Wester Ross and
Skye. Martin Moran's informative captions and inspiring narrative
complement the visual delights. This is a wonderful book for
all who love the North-West Highlands and makes an ideal gift
for any mountain enthusiast.
We are sorry but SCOTLAND'S WINTER
MOUNTAINS (David & Charles
1998), THE MUNROS IN WINTER
(David & Charles 1986) and ALPS
4000 (David & Charles 1994) are now out of print
- copies may be sourced on Ebay or Amazon.
SIGNED
COPIES can be mail-ordered at the following prices
which include post & packing:
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THE
MAGIC OF WESTER ROSS AND SKYE
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£25
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ALPINE
4000m PEAKS
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Alpine
Club guidebook
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£23
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Send
cheque with order to MARTIN MORAN, PARK
COTT., ACHINTEE, STRATHCARRON, IV54 8YX. or go to our secure
web-booking page and pay by credit/debit card. Your
book will be with you within 7 days
PICTURE
LIBRARY: Martin Moran has an extensive
picture library from North-West Scotland, Skye, the Western Swiss
and French Alps and the Indian Himalaya available for personal and
commercial use. The collection has been built up over 25 years of
mountaineering and covers scenic landscapes as well as classic climbs,
walks and treks.
Martin
is also the custodian of Clarrie Pashley Photographic Collection
- the largest single photographic collection of landscape,
nature and life in Wester Ross plus historic and scenic shots form
all over the Highlands taken over a 30 year by the late Clarrie
Pashley.
Contact Martin with your specific requirements. We can supply images on
slide for single use or scanned on CD..
