{"product_id":"scottish-mountaineering-club-journal-2026","title":"Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 2026","description":"Few of us can imagine a Grade X winter route, let alone aspire to climb it. In 'Beyond Euphoria' Dan Kingsbury attempts such a line, on the intimidating South Trident Buttress of Ben Nevis: 'At 15 metres my elbows were out and I was fighting for my life. I pulled another move higher, my feet cut loose, hands uncurled...' Further north, coveting our remotest mountain, Will Hempstead trudges through midwinter snow in pursuit of The Great Game on A' Mhaighdean, and at the other end of Scotland, in Galloway, Stephen Reid revisits an elusive icefall.   But then we may enjoy some summer warmth on climbs in the Hebrides, as Nathan Adam takes us up Mongoose in a remote corrie of the Cuillin, and Graham Little describes his new route Quintessence on Islay. Or we might accompany Hamish Brown on his many 'Approaches to Knoydart', or chuckle as another veteran, John Grieve, shares his mischievous MacInnes anecdotes.   Nor is science neglected. In 'What a Load of Schist' our geologist Steven Andrews characterises the rock we climb upon, while mathematician Mark Bull answers the baffling question 'How Many Hills to Climb to See Them All?.' And Ian Crofton ingeniously links an eminent astronomer to a fairy hill and a yellow violin.   As always, numerous new climbs in summer and winter are recorded, and in 'Munro Matters' we celebrate completed rounds of Munros, Tops, Corbetts, Grahams and Donalds. Other regular features include a round-up of the season's winter climbing highlights by Neil Adams and 17 authoritative reviews of recent books of mountaineering interest.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57695193137525,"sku":"9781907233333","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/scottish-mountaineering-club-journal-2026","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}