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Wild Winter: In Search of Nature in Scotland’s Mountain Landscape

BY JOHN D. BURNS

Author of and , John Burns is a bestselling and award-winning mountain writer who has spent over 40 years exploring Britain’s mountains. In this book, he sets out on his most inclement adventure yet, walking

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