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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:

THE MAGIC OF WESTER ROSS AND SKYE
£25

ALPINE 4000m PEAKS
Alpine Club guidebook

£23

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..


 

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