When Ralph completed all 219 mountains on the 'Grahams' list on Creag Ghuanach in July, he celebrated with a large bowl of summit sausages. Ralph is socially anxious and a big softie who is scared of his own shadow and dislikes the hustle and bustle of modern life. Ralph is a six-year-...
Pitting age and guile against youth and enthusiasm, Norman Hadley revisits two great hills in an under-appreciated highland area, taking on an unusual adversary.
In an industry marked by danger, trekkers must consider the safety and environmental credentials of their destination. Marianna Keen explores the gold standards under adoption in Ladakh and exposes its potential to be a sustainable player in th...
Over six days this June, members of the cross-party campaign for Proportional Representation, Make Votes Matter, walked from the Lake District to Preston, taking their lead from Suffragists of the last century. Chris Scaife joined them to...
When artist Jos Mahon set out with husband Bob and dog Barney on a 1300-mile journey, she carried paints and sketchbooks along with the usual backpacking gear. The idea was simple: Walk the length of Britain off-road, wild camping in...
Whether or not you're reconciled to the term 'fastpacking', there's an undeniable attraction to the ethos, which combines the light-footed...
The outdoors may be free, but all the incidentals soon mount up. Where best to trim a bit of that spend? Professional skinflint Fliss Freeborn offers some well-tested cost-cutting tips, from rocking the second hand gear to dossing in the...
Whether you're backpacking in the wild, or enjoying the comforts of Alpine huts or Himalayan guesthouses, successful long distance walking has as much to do with attitude as the stuff you carry. Veteran hiker Louisa Rogers shares insights gained over a...
Dan Aspel speaks with the multi-talented highlands-based journalist David Lintern about his new Cape Wrath Trail book Thunder Road, the insecurity and rewards of a portfolio career in the outdoors, and learning to use the wonder of the hills to...
A man walking down the Pennine Way from Kirk Yetholm to Edale. The difference, says Ronald Turnbull, is that he's doing it without money, relying on the kindness of strangers to put a few bob in an old sock. And the other difference? He's our f...
Several great writers share the simple plotline of 'cross the Channel and just keep going' but Dervla Murphy, who died in May, went further than any. Her first book, an account of that solo journey by bike from Ireland to India, is a story of...
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