Mountain Holidays

Mountain Holidays (1948) – Janet Adam Smith
The Travel Book Club edition
Offered by Crappy Old Books

A clear-eyed, quietly exhilarating classic of mountain writing. In Mountain Holidays, Janet Adam Smith charts days on ridges and nights in inns from the Scottish Highlands to continental ranges, blending route-finding and weather-luck with the keen observations of a critic who also climbs. Expect crisp portraits of companions, lucid sketches of valleys and passes, and an honest look at why people keep going up when comfort lies down.

This 1948 Travel Book Club edition carries the brisk, post-war spirit of discovery—part memoir, part travelogue, all love letter to high places. Perfect for readers of Nan Shepherd and W. H. Murray, armchair alpinists, and anyone who knows that a good day out can begin in drizzle and end in sunlight.

Why pick this up:

• A cornerstone voice in British mountain literature

• Evocative, unfussy prose that puts you on the ridge

• A vintage slice of climbing life before the age of modern kit

Crappy Old Books: rescuing the worthy, the weathered, and the well-thumbed—so you can head for the hills without leaving your chair.

Keep browsing: See more Travel books Other books by Janet Adam Smith