Chris Townsend bij Bibliotrek

Chris Townsend is an outdoor writer and photographer whose 25 books include Scotland in Cicerone's World Mountain ranges series, the award-winning The Backpacker's Handbook; Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles, the story of his hike along the 2600-mile Pacific Crest Trail; The Munros and Tops, an account of his continuous round of all the 3000ft summits in Scotland – the first time this walk has been done; and Along the Divide, the story of his walk along the Scottish watershed.

A passionate long-distance walker, Chris's other epic walks include the 3100-mile Continental Divide Trail, the 1200-mile Pacific Northwest Trail, the 800-mile Arizona Trail, 1600 miles along the whole length of the Canadian Rockies (another first), 1000 miles south–north through the Yukon Territory and 1300 miles south-north through Norway and Sweden.