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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Climbing areas of Scotland, Mountaineering in Scotland, Scottish mountain climbers, Scottish rock climbers, Ben Nevis, David Douglas, John Muir, Horatio Brown, Stac an Armin, Lord Francis Douglas, James David Forbes, Adam Watson, Hamish MacInnes, Hamish Brown, William Alison, Beinn a' Chuallaich, Beinn Chuirn, Harold Raeburn, Cairn Gorm, Morrone, J. Norman Collie, Cameron McNeish, Beinn Odhar, W. H. Murray, Alastair Borthwick, Beinn a' Chaisteil, Stewart Fulton, An Ruadh-stac, Liathach, Loudoun Hill, Aonach Eagach, Old Man of Hoy, Thomas Graham Brown, The Lairig Club, Sgurr nan Clach Geala, Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Stob Ban, An Teallach, Robin Smith, Malcolm Slesser, Buachaille Etive Mor, Dave MacLeod, Fuar Tholl, Coire an t-Sneachda, Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet, Merrick, Galloway, The Saddle, Dougal Haston, Tom Weir, Scottish Mountaineering Club, Sgurr nan Gillean, Creag Meagaidh, Alexander Mitchell Kellas, Tom Patey, Doonie Point, Jamie Andrew, Craignaw, Beinn Bhan, Mountaineering Council of Scotland, Cairnsmore of Carsphairn, Tower Ridge, Malcolm Smith, Cairngorm Club, Ben Humble, Cnoc an Fhreiceadain, Norrie Muir, J. H. B. Bell, Corserine, William W. Naismith, Old Man of Stoer, Ochils mountaineering club. Excerpt: John Muir (21 April 1838 - 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. One of the most well-known hiking trails in the U.S., the 21...