London, not dated, c. 1955, Travel Book Club edition. 95 pp, 41 b/w plates, maps. Hardcover with dust jacket. Near Fine condition.
Climbs in the Lofoten district of Norway. This is an account of the author's holiday in Norway and the Lofoten Islands and the remote peaks of Lyngen Fjord which provided wonderful climbing on peaks where, according to Slingsby, "nature has develop her wildest and most eerie forms."
Divided into 9 chapters, including: 1. The Road North; 2. Lofoten; 3. The Raftsund; 4. Jaeggevarre - "The Mont Blanc of the North"; 5. Bivouac On The Jaegervandstind; 6. Of Sea Journeys and Matters Incidental; 8. Both Sides of Oyhelle Sund; 9. The Road South; Appendix - Lofoten Birds.