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Tony Howard talks about his time hunting out new rock in Tunisia.

In the third and final instalment of The Novice Years, Roger Hubank reflects on the highs and lows of his early climbs.

Read an extract or download a free route from the books we're publishing this month.

We are on the lookout for inspirational photography to feature in Big Trails, an exciting new series of large-format guidebooks to the best long-distance trails in Europe.

In the second part of his guest blog, The Novice Years, Roger Hubank reflects on an early trip to the Lake District, and some of the iconic figures he found himself climbing with.

Editor Ian Parnell talks about his new edition of Ken Wilson's classic Hard Rock, the challenges of selecting routes and the daunting aspects of taking on such an iconic text.

We talk to Helen and Paul Webster, founders of Walkhighlands, about Day Walks in the Cairngorms, rewilding and what it is that keeps walkers coming back to the Cairngorms.

We talk to Deirdre Huston about the second edition of Day Walks on the South Downs, climate change and how walking and climbing her favourite routes in the guidebook.

In the first of a three-part blog, award-winning author Roger Hubank reflects on his early climbing years, and the iconic figures who influenced the writing of his first novel, North Wall.

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