Trailblazer Guides are produced by people who know exactly what information is needed - not just to get from A to B but to be entertaining as well as informative.
— The Great Outdoors
Jim Manthorpe

Jim Manthorpe has trekked in many of the world's mountainous regions from Patagonia to the Himalaya and Scandinavia to the Canadian Rockies. Since 1999 he's been a freelance travel writer, photographer and lecturer. He is the author of four Trailblazer guidebooks: Tour du Mont Blanc, South Downs Way, Pembrokeshire Coast Path and Scottish Highlands – The Hillwalking Guide. He has also researched and updated numerous other Trailblazer titles.
Jim lived for seven years on the west coast of Scotland in Knoydart, the remotest inhabited place in mainland Britain. As well as writing guidebooks Jim works as a wildlife photographer and film-maker. See www.jimmanthorpe.com
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