One day in 1939 Tom Weir left his steady job at the Co-op in Glasgow and embarked on a life of writing and adventure. After serving in the Army, he joined the first British postwar expedition to the Himalaya. In Weir's World, which he describes as 'An Autobiography of Sorts', Tom shares the excitement and the challenge of mountain-climbing and of discovering new lands and different cultures -- travelling in the Lofoten Islands, Nepal, Morocco, Kurdistan, Corsica and Yugoslavia -- and describes walks and climbs in many parts of his beloved Scotland.

'I was both astonished and delighted when this autobiography came my way ... topics range back and forth to give a kaleidoscopic effect rather than a steady plod. Tom wouldn't know how to plod; he has gobbled up experiences, people, places, wildlife and mountains for most of his eighty plus years'
Hamish Brown The Scots Magazine

'Tom Weir's love of the wild and high places shines through and his own magnificent photographs provide perfect illustrations'
Dundee Courier