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Outdoor author and speaker.

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  • Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast

  • Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

  • Dennis Gray: Essays from the Edge | Podcast

  • Bothy Women: Milly Bee | Podcast

  • Andrew Terrill: Igloos vs Hot Tents | Podcast

Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast
Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026John D Burns Comment
Sound editor Derek Williams One of the things that we often forget when we travel through wilderness areas is the sound of the [...]

Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026John D Burns
The organisers of Fort William Mountain Festival have announce an exciting line-up for the 2026 programme, taking place in Fort William and across [...]

Dennis Gray: Essays from the Edge | Podcast

December 11, 2025December 11, 2025John D Burns 1
Dennis Gray is a legend of British mountaineering. Now, aged ninety and with failing health, he talks to John D. Burns about his [...]

Bothy Women: Milly Bee | Podcast

December 3, 2025December 4, 2025John D Burns
Bothies have long been considered male bastions but that view is rapidly becoming outdated. Milly Bee, a Maintenance Organiser with the Mountain Bothies [...]

Andrew Terrill: Igloos vs Hot Tents | Podcast

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025John D Burns 1
John D. Burns talks to author and wild walker Andrew Terrill about his experiences in igloos and argues his corner on the benefits [...]

Dartmoor Search and Rescue -Ashburton: Kelvin Bull | Podcast

November 10, 2025November 12, 2025John D Burns
John D. Burns talks to Search and rescue team member, Kelvin Bull, about his work with the team of volunteers responding to emergency [...]

Peak Bagging Peak District: Anna Paxton | Podcast

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025John D Burns
Anna Paxton talks to John D. Burns about her new guide to bagging all 121 peaks in England’s Peak District. Anna Paxton In Peak [...]

Ian Crofton: Upland | Podcast

May 3, 2025May 4, 2025John D Burns 1
Ian Crofton talks about his new book Upland, A journey through time and the hills [...]

Behind the Bothies | Videocast

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025John D Burns
If you have ever wondered what it means to maintain a mountain bothy and what kind of people take a look at this [...]

The work of the Mountain Bothies Association | Podcast

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025John D Burns
If you have ever visited a bothy and wondered who fixes the roof, repairs the windows and keeps the rain out, you can [...]

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John D. Burns has spent over forty years among the mountains of the Scottish Highlands. He is an author and public speaker. His books tell of his adventures in this iconic landscape and have become classics for those who love wild places.
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  • Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast
  • Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast
  • Dennis Gray: Essays from the Edge | Podcast
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