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Hamish Brown

Hamish Brown

Hamish Brown is a legendary climber, walker, traveller and author. He is the author and editor of many books, including Tom Weir, an anthology of work selected from throughout the great man’s life which provide a vivid self-portrait. Sandstone Press publishes Hamish’s three classic outdoor books, Hamish’s Mountain Walk, Hamish’s Groats End Walk and Climbing the Corbetts. All are edited by the author, furnished with new colour photo sections, and are now in their final, definitive editions. Hamish Brown is also an editor, poet and short story writer as well as an acknowledged expert on all things Scottish and explorer of the country’s many highways and byways.

In 2015, Hamish Brown was awarded an OWPG Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to outdoor writing/photography. In 2017, he was named as the 10th recipient of the Scottish Award for Excellence in Mountain Culture.

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The Great Outdoors Awards shortlists

The shortlists have been announced for this year’s The Great Outdoors Awards, and we’re delighted that two of our authors have been nominated for awards. Chris Townsend has been shortlisted...

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Hillwalking luminary Hamish Brown will receive mountain culture award

A major figure in Scottish hillwalking will receive recognition of his life’s work at a mountain festival next month. Hamish Brown has been named as the 10th recipient of the...