The Vanishing Ice, Iain Cameron
The Vanishing Ice, Iain Cameron
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The Vanishing Ice
Diaries of a Scottish snow hunter

Author: Iain Cameron

Narrator: Andrew Keith

Unabridged: 8 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/22/2021

Synopsis

There are few more beautiful places than Scotland’s winter mountains. But even when most of the snow has melted, isolated patches can linger well into summer and beyond. In The Vanishing Ice, Iain Cameron chronicles these remarkable and little-seen relics of the Ice Age, describing how they have fascinated travellers and writers for hundreds of years, and reflecting on the impact of climate change. Iain was nine years old when snow patches first captured his imagination, and they have been inextricably bound with his life ever since. He developed his expertise through correspondence (and close friendship) with research ecologist Dr Adam Watson, and is today Britain’s foremost authority on this weather phenomenon. Iain takes us on a tour of Britain which includes the Scottish Highlands, the Southern Uplands, the Lake District and Snowdonia, seeking elusive patches of snow in wild and often inaccessible locations. His adventures include a perilous climb in the Cairngorms with comedian Ed Byrne, and glorious days spent out on the hills with Andrew Cotter and his very good dogs, Olive and Mabel. Based on sound scientific evidence and personal observations, accompanied by stunning photography and wrapped in Iain’s shining passion for the British landscape, The Vanishing Ice is a eulogy to snow, the mountains and the great outdoors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lina on September 13, 2021

I can't be the only person to have been intrigued over the years by Iain Cameron's photos of snow tunnels and inquiries after snow patches on social media. But this book delves deeper, with Cameron seeking to understand his own obsession, dating back to his childhood and that of other great snowpatc......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on September 20, 2021

The British uplands are quite unusual as they always experience snowfall during the winter months but it almost all melts by the end of the summer season. What's left is (usually) a handful of namely patches, Sphinx and Pinnacles two of the most illustrious; situated deep in the Cairngorms, even rea......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 28, 2021

As someone who has a passing interest in Scottish snow patches and occasionally visits them in the late summer, this was a great read - a book that was a long time coming from someone who has been following the ups and downs of the (occasionally) elusive Scottish summer snows since he was first insp......more

Goodreads review by Philippa on October 15, 2021

I’ve followed Iain Cameron on Twitter for a while now and always really enjoy his updates on Scotland’s remaining snow patches, so I was excited to hear he had a book coming out. In The Vanishing Ice, Iain explores the history of UK snow patches, recounts some days he’s spent trying to find his way......more

Goodreads review by Seán on March 14, 2022

The fact that I now have a strong urge to seek out some dying patches of melting snow the next time I visit Scotland says a lot about this book. It's not a topic I would have imagined you could write an entire book about, but by the end of it I was left wishing there was more. Part memoir, part cult......more

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