Chris Townsend (writer)

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Chris Townsend (born 1949

hillwalker and author of over 20 books. He is also currently Hillwalking Ambassador for the British Mountaineering Council.[2]

Although Craig Caldwell was the first person to climb all of the

UK (1,250 miles, 2,000 km), south–north through the Scandinavian mountains (1,300 miles, 2100 km), 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south–north through the Yukon Territory, the 800 mile (1,300 km) Arizona Trail
, the 1,200 mile Pacific Northwest Trail and the 700 mile Scottish Watershed.

Townsend has been a long-term contributor to

Annie Aggens, of the Encyclopedia of Outdoor & Wilderness Skills: The Ultimate A–Z Guide for The Adventurous.[5]

References

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  2. ^ Roberts, Liz (5 December 2013). "Chris Townsend steps up to mountaineering council's ambassador post". Grough.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ McNeish, Cameron (17 July 2005). "At one with the world on nation's most northern Munro Views across". Sunday Herald. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Biography". Chris Townsend Outdoors. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
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