Revised second edition of a 1987 guidebook to planning bushwalks. Chapters cover such topics as preparation, safety, equipment, navigation and there are also descriptions of 100 suggested walks in south-eastern Queensland, of varying length and difficulty. Includes maps and indexes.

Bernard O'Reilly relates the story of the Stinson in his book 'Green Mountains'

South East Queensland is endowed with an immense variety of natural bushland. No other capital city of Australia has such a diverse range of wilderness scenery in such close proximity, from the vast sandy regions of Fraser Island and Moreton Island, to the green forests of Lamington, the rocky peaks of Mount Barney and the granite outcrops of Girraween. Nearly every major Australian wilderness type is represented here. Even snow falls occasionally at Girraween.The jewel in the crown of this region as far as mountain scenery goes is the Scenic Rim, and that is what this book is about. The Scenic Rim is a long mountain range beginning at Point Danger on the Gold Coast and then leading westwards to encompass the rainforests of Springbrook, Lamington and Lever's Plateau, and the high rocky peaks of Mount Lindesay and Mount Barney before joining the Great Dividing Range at Wilson's Peak. Here the Rim swings northwards along the Main Range and crosses Cunningham's Gap, following the ridge crest northwards to the Mistake Mountains and the Little Liverpool Range. This guide describes bushwalks in these ranges as well as two areas slightly to the south near Stanthorpe - Girraween and Sundown.

Covers Tamborine, Springbrook, Lamington, Border Ranges, Mount Barney, Main Range, Flinders Peak, the Great Walk and the full Scenic Rim Traverse.South East Queensland is endowed with an immense variety of natural bushland. No other region of Australia has such a diverse range of wilderness scenery in such close proximity, from the vast sandy regions of Fraser and Moreton Islands to the rainforests of Springbrook and Lamington, the rocky peaks of Mount Barney and the granite outcrops of Girraween. Nearly every major Australian wilderness type is represented here.The jewel in the crown as far as mountain scenery goes is the Scenic Rim and that is what this book is about. The Scenic Rim is a long chain of mountains beginning at Point Danger on the Gold Coast and then leading westwards to encompass Springbrook, Lamington, the Border Ranges, Lever's Plateau and the high rocky peaks of Mount Lindesay and Mount Barney before joining the Great Dividing Range at Wilsons Peak. Here the Rim turns northwards, following the Main Range through Cunningham's Gap and then the ridge crest further northwards to the Mistake Mountains and the Little Liverpool Range near Laidley. This guide describes bushwalks and climbs in these superb ranges as well as the nearby areas of Tamborine and Flinders Peak.

Imagine an alien came down to Earth, stuck a probe into a climber's brain – one who'd been climbing for over thirty years – and then transmogrified the contents into a big book of climbing tips. Well, 1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick is just such a book. This is no regular instruction manual – it's much more useful than that. This is a massive collection of all those little tips that make a real difference when at the crag, in the mountains, or when you're planning your next big trip. It's for anyone who hangs off stuff, or just hangs around in the mountains. These tips are based on three decades of climbing obsession, as well as nineteen ascents of El Cap, numerous Alpine north faces, trips to the polar ice caps, and many other scary climbs and expeditions. The following areas are covered: Basics, Safety, Big Wall, Ice, Mixed, Mountain, Training, and Stuff.