Haven’t seen the programme yet. There are good books on the Rev AE Robertson and on the Rev Ronnie Burn, the first person to do the Munros and Tops – The First Munroist by Peter Drummond and Ian Mitchell and Burn on the Hill by Elizabeth Allan. Both books are fascinating and have interesting photos, including a wonderful one of a relaxed and grinning Robertson sprawled on a rock slab in the Cuillin.

By Chris Townsend on 09.21.09 8:17 pm

Having now seen the programme, on a rather shaky connection, I thought it was pretty good. The filming was superb and the Highlands looked magnificent. The lack of knowledge of the Scottish hills in Munro’s time was exaggerated. Some of them had been popular with tourists for many decades by then! Ian R. Mitchell’s Scotland’s Mountains Before The Mountaineers is good on this.

By Chris Townsend on 09.21.09 10:42 pm

Dowloaded and watched this programme last night. Excellent photography of the mountains and very good to see a presenter who didn’t fake it!

By Laura on 09.22.09 9:07 am

I wonder who you were thinking about Laura !!!

Thanks for the book reference Chris, I’ll see if I can track it down.

By Andy on 09.22.09 10:44 am