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Sheffield publisher, inspiring adventure one book at a time. Cycling, running, climbing, walking and occasionally swimming adventures.

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The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: vote now! Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!

Get your votes in for your favourite publisher. www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...

11.11.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When I started buying outdoorsy books the publisher got 65% of the cover price if the book was bought retail. Now it’s 35%.
That’s all.

11.11.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Retirement Rebel: One Woman, One Motorhome, One Great Big Adventure (Audio Download): Siobhan Daniels, Siobhan Daniels, Vertebrate Publishing: Amazon.co.uk: Books Retirement Rebel: One Woman, One Motorhome, One Great Big Adventure (Audio Download): Siobhan Daniels, Siobhan Daniels, Vertebrate Publishing: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Possibly our most reviewed book… www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F2...

07.11.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back from the printer and looking good. www.adventurebooks.com/collections/...

31.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They quickly went.

30.10.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do Not Block Gate boxed hardback Hardback copy available, in slipcase, signed by David Miller. Β  Two avaialble.

Two copies remaining. The hardback special edition of Do Not Block Gate.

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30.10.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book review: Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 by Nicola Hardy There are some useful devices for newcomers in Nicola Hardy's guidebook to peak bagging Munros in the Southern half of Scotland.

Chris Townsend reviews Peak Bagging the Munros. www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/outdoor-book...

30.09.2025 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blisters, Joy, and a Three-Legged Dog: Martyn Howe on Britain’s National Trails

Vertebrate author talking all things big long distance trail walking on the Notes From The Big Trails podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/2AgI...

30.09.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everest the Hard Way One copy available, some slight creasing to the dust jacket (rear flap).

When an Amazon review absolutely gets it. Have a quick read of Mathew Bourns’s summary of Everest the Hard Way secondsandsales.com/products/eve...

29.09.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake District Mountain Landscape. The best coffee table Lakes book ever produced! One copy with a dented corner. Β£7 including postage. secondsandsales.com/products/lak...

19.09.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well you could use AI for a cover illustration but then you wouldn’t get beautiful and thoughtful work like this from @flotsamprints.bsky.social

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04.09.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wild Britain plus a free copy of Wild Vision Hardback, first editions New copies. Two great phhotography books with essays for Β£12 including postage John Beatty's work needs no introduction Wild Vision os probably one of the greatest wild landsc...

A new buy one get one free offer for the weekend. Wild Britain with a free copy of Wild Vision. secondsandsales.com/products/wil...

29.08.2025 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ™οΈ New podcast episode featuring my interview about Kinder Scout

Sharing my story about discovering a new way of life, saying yes to writing a guidebook, and why Kinder is integral to my coaching work.

Episode 3 of the Mountain Walks series by Inspiring Adventure podcast @vertebratepub.bsky.social

22.08.2025 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mountain Walks Scafell Pike - with Author Graham Uney - Inspiring Adventure by Vertebrate Publishing In episode 2 of the Mountain Walks series by Vertebrate Publishing, an experienced mountain guide and author, Graham Uney, delves into his love for the mountains dating back to his childhood, his jour...

When this came out I was on my way to the Lake District!

@grahamuney.bsky.social talks about mountaineering, being an author, life as a Felltop Assessor, and more specifically Scafell Pike - the subject of his Mountain Walks book @vertebratepub.bsky.social

www.buzzsprout.com/567457/episo...

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To Ride the Mountain Winds plus a free copy of Brotherhood of the Rope Two classic mountain books. Both new books In perfect condition, brand new. The story of flying in the mountains - from professional mountain rescue pilots to a few lunatics having an adventure. By th...

But one get one free of the week…

secondsandsales.com/products/to-...

19.08.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon: Amazon.co.uk: Robert Davidson, Robert Davidson, Val McDermid: 9781913207601: Books Buy Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Selected Speeches of Nicola Sturgeon First Edition by Robert Davidson, Robert Davidson, Val McDermid (ISBN: 9781913207601) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices...

We’ve even seen sales of her collected speeches. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1913...

14.08.2025 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Women Hold Up Half The Sky Collection of her speeches, perfect condition The first woman to be elected First Minister of Scotland,Β Nicola Sturgeon’s impact on the future of Scotland and the United Kingdom makes her words essent...

First edition copies of Nicola Sturgeon’s collected speeches. Hardback. Women Hold Up Half the Sky. Just Β£7 inc postage secondsandsales.com/products/wom...

11.08.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new adventure is coming… Are you ready to bag them all?
πŸ“… Pre-Launching tomorrow.
#PeakBagging #PeakDistrict #WalkingUK #HikingAdventures

11.08.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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30% of all clothes made are never sold. 25 million garments were returned and then went to landfill in the UK last year. We don’t wear 75% of our wardrobe. Many items are worn once then discarded.
Beware technology that allows us to produce books fast!

10.08.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mountain Walks Ben Nevis - with Author Keri Wallace - Inspiring Adventure by Vertebrate Publishing Welcome back to the Inspiring Adventure podcast by Vertebrate Publishing! We kick off our 6-part Mountain Walks series with Girls on Hills Co-Founder Keri Wallace.Keri discusses her personal journey f...

New podcast series about some of the UK's most iconic mountains πŸ‘‡

Straight out of the excellent Mountain Walks series of books by @vertebratepub.bsky.social

Episode 1 of 6! Featuring Co-Founder of Girls on Hills - Keri Wallace on Ben Nevis

www.buzzsprout.com/567457/episo...

09.08.2025 05:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Β£250 doesn’t sound much. Surely one or two events where he sells stock direct would net more than that?
(I’ll read the article now)

03.08.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Everest the Hard Way (50th anniversary edition) 50th anniversary edition. Everest – the highest peak in the world, the ultimate challenge to a mountaineer’s skill and endurance. It had been climbed before, but never like this. Chris Bonington and h...

Everest the Hard Way
An enhanced royalty on this book all goes to Community Action Nepal. www.adventurebooks.com/products/eve...

03.08.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Love exploring old mines. I had a good look around them.

31.07.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I did. Even went for a run.

30.07.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks.

30.07.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Once we get a cover sorted we can go to preorder. About two weeks time at most. It’s a beautiful book.

30.07.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Always good to give an author their fresh off the press book.

30.07.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let me know your thoughts on these cover options. We need to decide this week!

30.07.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long day but good to catch up with my friend and author Chris Bonington, and present him with his new book. Signed copies going out tomorrow.

29.07.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What can I say.
Honour to publish this.

28.07.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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