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Article Citizen Science in UK Mountain Environments - Get Involved!

Amanda Vestergaard writes about the connection between the mountains, mountaineering and science - and how you can get involved in helping to protect the environments that we walk and climb in. Whether it be glaciology, geology or alpine ecology, the bond between mountaineers and environmental science runs deep and it is no secret that many of the first great mountaineers were also chasing scientific pursuits. Although these mountaineer-scientists came from widely different backgrounds with varying degrees of academic training, they all had one thing in common: their love for mountain environments and being within them drove their scientific endeavours.

Book Book Extract: The Hillwalking Bible by Ronald Turnbull

In these extracts from his new book 'The Hillwalking Bible', Ronald Turnbull examines the attractions of walking, and one of its commonest pitfalls...

Prisoners of the Caucasus

Matthew Shipton writes about the Caucasus as the ultimate liminal mountain range, as a physical bridge between the Alps and the Himalaya, between north and south, east and west, with a storied geopolitical past and present. But also as a place where climbing...

Six Key Pieces of Historic Mountain Clothing

The authors of a forthcoming book on British outdoor clothing (Kickstarting now!) pick out six key pieces of clothing from their research. Garments that contributed to the history of mountaineering and the popular love of the outdoors – and...

Because it's Mallory, and he's still There

Ahead of the one-hundredth anniversary of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine's disappearance on Everest on 8...

Running London's First Ever Mountain Marathon

If you're raising money for a charity that helps introduce young people from the city to the mountains, what better way to do it...

My Favourite Map For Life, Not Just For Christmas

Give someone a map and you're passing on the gift of imagination, says Norman Hadley. Four decades after receiving a...


Scrambling Classic Scramble: The East Ridge of Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair

Dan Bailey goes off the beaten track on Fisherfield's unfashionable side, to enjoy a crowd-free scrambling circuit with some intriguing features.

Best The Cairngorms and NE Scotland: 10 Must-Do Hill Days

The Cairngorms are a unique range, and the new hillwalker's guide to the wider area celebrates the full diversity of this special part of North-East Scotland. Here the authors of the book introduce some of their personal highlights, from the lower...

Best The 10 Greatest Hills in Eryri / Snowdonia?

Forced to distill the peaks of North Wales to the best ten, which would you go for? We asked local expert Nick Livesey, and his selection surprised us. What, no Tryfan? Before you write in to complain, allow him to explain... 

The Big Routes Suilven

The iconic peak of Scotland's far north, Suilven offers a thrilling ridge traverse in inspiringly wild surroundings. It's a route of fairly...

Best The 10 Greatest Lake District Fells...?

If you had to narrow down the Lakeland fells to a desert island shortlist, the best of the best, which would be on it? Norman...

Exmoor Coast Traverse - England's Best Kept Mountaineering Secret

Journeying through a largely hidden world at the base of England's biggest sea cliffs,...

Camping Ultralight Night on Gable

Norman Hadley takes backpack-free backpacking to extremes for an icy spring summit camp on Great Gable. In a tent weighing just 400g, and...


Expert Tips Walking With Dogs

Two things have boomed in recent years - the number of people going hillwalking, and the number of dog owners. Perhaps you're new to dogs on...

Running Expert Tips - How to Choose the Right Running Challenge For You

The term 'running challenge' might suggest battles of extreme endurance, but a challenge is really anything that stretches you personally, says Keri Wallace, author of a new guide to 100 of the best runs in the UK. Which is the...

Sustainable Gear Caring for Your Waterproof

Looking after our gear is one of the simplest ways to help reduce our environmental footprint; and it doesn't get much more fundamental than washing and reproofing waterproof clothing. Here we explain how to keep your shell performing at its best for longer.

winter Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain

Walker, climber or skier, avalanches are a major consideration for all winter hill-goers. Ben Gibson, Mountain Safety Advisor for Mountaineering Scotland, and Jon Jones, Head of Mountaineering at Glenmore Lodge, explain the 'Be Avalanche Aware'...

Skills Barefoot Walking - Dipping a Toe in the Water

Barefoot running has been a thing for years, but what about taking this approach into the hills? Do rocks hurt more, are bogs that bit wetter, and do your feet get tired over a long Munro day? Fliss Freeborn examines the pros and corns of swapping the...

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Mountain Air 17. Maria Granberg on Pain Caves and Sufferfests

As both a high altitude mountaineer and a behavioural scientist, Swedish adventure athlete Maria Granberg has an interesting take on how people face suffering, learn to confront fears, and master that ever-elusive goal of being 'present' in the...

Mountain Air 16. Patrick Davies: The Diplomat Who Walked the Length of Britain

After a spell working alongside the Trump administration, perhaps it's no surprise that ex-diplomat Patrick Davies wanted a complete change in direction. Long distance walking gave him just that, he tells Dan Aspel, in the...

Mountain Air 15. Forecasting Avalanches With Mark Diggins of SAIS

Winter's coming, and the high tops have already seen the first snow. Throughout the season, walkers, climbers and skiers will be keeping a close eye on reports from the Scottish Avalanche Information Service. So what's it like to work as...


Mountain Literature Classics: Scrambles Amongst the Alps by Edward Whymper

The engravings may be better than the writing, but with its blend of triumph and tragedy, the story of Whymper's five-year campaign for the first ascent of the Matterhorn is one of mountain climbing's defining narratives, says Ronald Turnbull.

Mountain Literature Classics: Of Walking in Ice by Werner Herzog

Few have explored the extremes of outdoor life further than Bavarian film-maker Werner Herzog. As well as his many films - some strange, some disturbing - Herzog is a long-distance walker, and a writer too. Of Walking In Ice is only...

Book Extract: Harold Raeburn - The Steps of a Giant

Harold Raeburn's climbing achievements in the Edwardian era were as impressive as those of Murray, Patey, or MacInnes in later periods. We might even think of these greats as standing on Raeburn's shoulders, says Peter J Biggar, author of a new...

Mountain Literature Classics: South Col by Wilfrid Noyce

The official account of the first successful Everest expedition is a bit of a plod. For a more insightful and...

Mountain Literature Classics: Free Solo with Alex Honnold

"If a 90-minute movie can be considered as a Literary Classic, then 'Free Solo' is a classic. And if it can't...

Mountain Literature Classics: That Untravelled World by Eric Shipton

To enjoy lightweight travel through huge tracts of unexplored country it's best, says Ronald...

Mountain Literature Classics: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

From wherever-Camelot-was, eight weeks through Wales to the Peak District, in winter: that's a fair hike,...


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