As lockdown eases in some parts of the UK, walkers have begun to return to the hills. But no one wants to see crowding on the usual busy peaks, or add their number to the throng. To help spread the footfall and ease the stress of social distancing outdoors, go obscure. Here are some quieter da...
As we contemplate a gradual return to the outdoors, there seem to be more questions than answers. Chief among them are two: virus safety; and the complex issue of rescue. Here we look at a new staged plan from the BMC; an alternative proposal based on the impact of our choices on rescue teams; and the thoughts of Mountain Rescue themselves.
Limited to one exercise outing a day, from the doorstep, we are all spending a lot more time in our local neighbourhood. People are learning to look at the familiar through new eyes, seeking beauty and interest in unexpected places. Some are even taking lockdown...
"To photograph mountains successfully demands what the Arctic Inuit refer to as 'quinuituq', which translates as 'deep patience' – literally waiting years for one second..." Fiona Russell talks hills with celebrated landscape photographer Colin Prior.
As transport, shipping restrictions and national lockdowns were...
In 2019 Deaf walker David Thompson completed a Munro round. Most people take hearing for granted, both on the hill and off, and...
Though the world has many bigger things to worry about right now, the impact of the pandemic on freelance outdoor...
From its classic ridges to its moonscape summit, Alex Roddie gets his scrambling kicks on an Ogwen Valley favourite.
Adrian Trendall, author of new Cicerone guide Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse, explains how to smooth the hardest edges off the ridge, making it a more realistic prospect for iffy weather or less able climbers. We're dreaming of the day COVID-19 is over and...
Alex Roddie finds out why Creag Meagaidh exerts such a strong pull on winter mountaineers. But there's plenty here for walkers and skiers too, on this sprawling mountain with hidden depths.
Dan Bailey seizes a rare winter weather window to explore the airy eastern ridges of Beinn Eighe.
The newly revitalised Shropshire Way makes a 180-mile loop through the unsung hills of this quietly stunning border county. John Gillham,...
One attraction of Munros is the way they form convenient clusters that permit long days ticking off peak after peak. But there's a lot to be said...
With that classic toothy profile, the Langdale Pikes have kept painters and postcard shops busy for centuries. This cluster of rocky...
In these mad times the family walk has taken on a whole new importance, combining much-needed exercise and a...
With only one exercise outing per day, and the possibility of a full lockdown looming, UKH regular Claire Maxted offers some thoughts on how to stay fit, healthy and motivated without leaving home - including a couple of workout vids.
Is a fear of heights holding back your scrambling progress? Will Legon describes some clever ways to reprogram your fear response and help the rational you regain control...
In a winter of constant storms, windy walks are inevitable. But most people are a poor judge of wind speed, and its effects on a walker. Know your limits, says Helen Howe. Here are her tips for safer walking in the wind...
Winter is by far the most serious season on the summits, so we've asked a panel of pros for some hard-won advice. From key kit to essential skills and safety, these tips should help keep you happy and healthy on the winter hills.
If you want to be carried away by the power of words and share the intoxicated joy of that man on that ledge with the snow down the back of his neck – well, the man is Gaston Rébuffat, and this is the book for you, says Ronald Turnbull.
Back in 1980, in an age of sludgy photos and plodding layout, this glossy collection of classic challenges hit the hidebound walking world with the shock of the new, recalls Ronald Turnbull. And the routes weren't half bad, either...
To experience the real freedom of the mountains, you've just got to break out of a prison camp to get to them, says Ronald Turnbull, of this enduring account of DIY mountaineering from World War Two. With lockdown still in progress we can all...
Wandering lonely as a cloud had a practical spin-off, when the poet Wordsworth turned his hand to...
This 'intensely self-mocking' account of how not to hike the Appalachian Trail leaves the reader in no...
This classic book is an exciting account of early Alpine ascents - and in that genre...
In the difficult years either side of WW2 William Heaton Cooper produced three books of Lakeland...
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