Scotland has world class big walks. In their new book Scottish Wild Country Backpacking, authors Peter Edwards, David Lintern and Stefan Durkacz detail 30 weekend and multi-day routes across the highlands and islands. We asked them each to nominate a few favourites.
Anna Fleming profiles four women from the archives of climbing history, and gives us a glimpse into the origins of women in mountaineering.
Tents and fire don't mix... or can they? With a switch from fast and light to slow and luxurious, it's possible to enjoy secluded spots in warmth and comfort. As the long nights of winter approach, John Burns (let's hope it's not a case of nomi...
Hillwalking with children can be a fantastic experience for the whole family - but as every new parent soon finds...
It can be demoralising if your walking buddies always leave you for dust, but for the faster walker it's hard not to get frustrated too. Often at the rear herself, though never backward in coming forward, Fliss Freeborn suggests coping...
More than just a transition period taking us from trainers to crampons, the next few months should be some of the best on the hills. But you'll need to sharpen up. Winter is just around the corner, so now's the time to dig out warm clothing, add an extra headtorch, and tighten...
Whether or not you're reconciled to the term 'fastpacking', there's an undeniable attraction to the ethos, which combines the light-footed pace of running with the freedom of overnight backpacking. But just how minimal can you go? Norman Hadley experiments with a...
Dan Aspel tracks down the irrepressible New Yorker J. Robert Harris, veteran of dozens of backpacking journeys around the world. "When I first saw grass, I tried to smoke it" he recalls. So what drove a kid from the inner city projects to embar...
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...
This autobiography from one of the great postwar French alpinists is a bit like a high altitude expedition, says Ronald Turnbull - some rough going, some boring bits, and some surprising airy arêtes.
Written in 1816, Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem is crucial not just to an understanding of English Romanticism, says Ronald Turnbull - it also hints at how mountains came to matter to so many of us today. And it's not half...
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