Tom Weir

From his early years Tom Weir MBE was set on making his way as an explorer, writer and photographer, a progress interrupted by World War Two but then leading to expeditions ranging from the Himalayas to Greenland. For over forty years his feature My Month appeared in the Scots Magazine, reflecting his fascination with Scotland, its remote corners, people and wildlife interests that made his award-winning TV programme Weirs Way so popular. From sources published and unpublished this collection of Tom Weirs writing has been selected by Hamish Brown from the whole body of his lifes work. One of Hamish Browns teenage inspirations was Tom Weirs Highland Days and, later, he was lucky to know and sometimes work with Tom. As a much-travelled author, lecturer and photographer himself, Hamish was delighted to put together this selection of Toms work.