> 1) Anyone know if there are any specialist mountaineering bookshops/gear shops that accept national book tokens?
I can't answer that and of course it's great that you (I assume) would like to support such shops, but IF none seem to accept them, you could just order the desired book into a Waterstones or other store that accepts your token, and use the token in there.
I have been given a National Book Token this Christmas and TBH there's not many places outside the mainstream Smiths etc that take them.
That said Waterstones will order in BMC guides and most other books either over the phone or in person in the shop. Very helpful customer service lady told me all that yesterday so thats where mine is going.
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