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West Yorkshire Mountain Biking by Benjamin Haworth, Vertebrate Publishing 2012
To many people, the title of this guide must seem like an oxymoron but then for most people West Yorkshire means the conurbations of Leeds, Bradford and Halifax. However, as Benjamin Haworth ably demonstrates in the latest Vertebrate Publishing guide, in more ways than one you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. For while […]
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Peak district bouldering – Vertebrate Publishing
You know the old adage about not judging a book by its cover? Well, just for once, ignore it. Vertebrate Publishing’s latest book, Peak District Bouldering, has on its cover a striking shot by Dave Parry of Dave Norton on Low Rider at Stanage. It’s a truly original picture, arresting and dynamic and sets the […]
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South west mountain biking by Nick Cotton & Tom Fenton – Vertebrate Publishing
I must, at the outset, declare an interest in this book as my ugly mug features heavily in the photographic content. But, hell, don’t let that put you off because this is yet another excellent mountain bike guide from Vertebrate Publishing. Covering Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Quantocks, there’s enough riding in here to keep the visiting […]
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Smile please…..
Never, ever trust a photographer when they shove a camera in your face. Next thing you know, the fish eye lens has done its dirty work and you look like you’ve had your head run over by a bus. Thank you Mr Coefield, I’m ready for my close-up now…..
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Just one more time please John……
I’ve just had a brilliant couple of days away in the South West acting as mountain biking model for photographer John Coefield. Stop laughing at the back there! John is a big wheel at Sheffield’s Vertebrate Publishing who produce arguably the country’s best outdoor pursuit guidebooks. He was desperate to get pictures for the latest […]