Published by Paul Gannon December 24th, 2007
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Rock Trails Snowdonia - A Hillwalker’s Guide to the Geology and Scenery by Paul Gannon, £14.95
‘I look forward to taking this book with me on any future trips to North Wales’, Emily Rodway, TGO magazine.
‘A cracking little book’, Mal Creasey, MLTE newsletter.
‘Allows even the most familiar landscape to be seen through a fresh perspective’, Colin Wells, Climb magazine.
Welcome - Croeso to the website dedicated to this new book about Snowdonia (Eryri). Rock Trails Snowdonia is aimed at the hillwalker who wants to know a bit more about the landscape they love.
Writing a book is a long-term process. It all starts with an idea. I love walking in the hills and mountains and, ever since studying geography at school, I’ve loved finding out more about why the mountains look like they do.
But geology is always such a difficult subject to get a grip of. Its scientific language may allow for precision, but it also presents a major barrier to wider understanding.
So my idea was to approach the subject, not as a geologist, but as a walker. What explains the landforms I can see when I’m out walking is what interests me. That seemed to me to be the right approach for a book about the geology and scenery of Snowdonia.
Then came the job of doing all the research and selling the idea to a publisher.
Well, that was now well over a year ago now, the book’s been published and is available via this site (click on the cover image on the right of this page and other pages) and from outdoor shops, bookshops and tourist shops in and around Snowdonia.
Published by Paul Gannon December 17th, 2007
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Geotourism is a growing phenomenon worldwide in general and in Wales, the home of much early geology, in particular. There are plenty of old coal and copper mines, slate and stone quarries which can be visited all over Wales. There are also two ‘Geoparks’ in Wales, one in Anglesey and on in the western area of the Brecon Beacons national park (Fforest Fawr).
‘Rock Trails Snowdonia’ is a contribution to Welsh geotourism, providing an easy to read account of the geology and scenery of one of Wales’s most spectacular scenic gems, Snowdonia and its much-loved mountains: Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), Glyder Fawr, Glyder Fach, Tryfan, Carnedd Llewellyn and many others.
Geotourism is about involving tourism with the area being visited, expanding visitors’ understanding and appreciation of the area. That is the aim of this book. I hope you enjy reading it and then using it in the outdoors to get a grip on why the scenery looks like it does.
Published by Paul Gannon November 21st, 2007
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I attended a conference organised by the Montain Leader Training Association late last year at Plas y Brenin, Snowdonia. A big theme was the need for continuing education and training of mountain leaders, even after they have passed their assessments. So there was a lot of interest when I handed out advance notices about the publication of Rock Trails Snowdonia. I was prompted to start writing the book when doing mountain leader training and saw the need for an accessible account of the geology of the mountains. The subject is now an important part of the mountain leader course, making this book ideal reading material for both those doing their training and those who want to update their knowledge.
