Walks and Scrambles in Norway

For those interested in walking in the amazing mountains of Norway, there has always beem a lack of english-language guide books - 'Walks and Scrambles in Norway' is therefore a very welcome publication. Its coverage is wide-ranging, but the level of detail of each walk listed is enough to gain a good flavour of what is involved. The maps for each walk are clear and well-designed.

The appendices deserve special mention and contain vital and up-to-date practical information (including website links) for those contemplating a walking trip to Norway - something that has also been lacking in previously available books.

The reproduction of the photographs in the book could have been better, which is why I'm not giving it a full 5-star rating.

An excellent tour guide / planning aid. (5/5 people found this helpful)

This book provides a good basis for any walking tour of Norway, providing walks of varying degrees of difficulty, including some for which roping up is required, and from a wide geographical area. 53 tours are described, each tour lasting from between four hours to six days and while the book concentrates on the summer season, a ski tour across the Josterdalsbre is described. The author of each tour has personal knowledge of the route, being either one of the authors or one of several local Norwegians, and includes first hand practical information on the route such as directions and route duration (I have no personal knowledge of the routes described so cannot confirm whether some of these time estimates are as optimistic as approach times seem to be in many climbing guides), points of interest enroute, aids to route finding and dangers to be avoided. Clear sketch maps for each route are also provided. Pretty much every page includes a colour photograph of the route being described which certainly sets the scene.
The book is written in a friendly style and makes fascinating reading for both the experienced as well as the armchair traveller. There are eight appendices (plus a final one on covering the history of telemark skiing) providing useful information for those visiting the country for the first time on subjects such as travelling around Norway (by car or public transport), accommodation and obtaining food and fuel as well as information links for those more well versed with the peculiarities of the land (although they do fail to fully emphasise the restricted opening times of the state run alcohol shops, the vinmonopol).
This book attempts to cover all of Norway, which is both a strength and a weakness. The number of possible routes in a country such as Norway is pretty much infinite and the obviously no one area can be covered in depth. However, should you not be interested in the tours described, the book provides a useful starting point for developing your own trips.
Recommended reading for anyone considering a walking holiday in Norway.

At last! A decent guidebook to Norway. (5/5 people found this helpful)

This is a long awaited guidebook to the best of Norway's mountains. Written in a similar style to the popular SMC "Munros" books, it has colour photos and maps for the routes it covers.

It does not claim to be a comprehensive guide to the mountains of Norway (quite simply there are too many mountains for one guidebook to cover!), but it does give a good selection of routes in various areas.

Anthony Dyer, I.H Robertson, J Baddeley

Reader Reviews:

Excellent and very welcome english language guide to the mountains of Norway (4/4 people found this helpful)

An excellent tour guide / planning aid. (5/5 people found this helpful)

At last! A decent guidebook to Norway. (5/5 people found this helpful)

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