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Outdoor author and speaker.

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  • Climbing in Yosemite: A Memoir – Dennis Gray | Podcast

  • Martyn Howe: The Coast is Our Compass | Podcast

  • Matt Heason: Wild Rock | Podcast

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  • Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

Climbing in Yosemite: A Memoir – Dennis Gray | Podcast
Martyn Howe: The Coast is Our Compass | Podcast

Scottish Salmon’s dark secret.

November 25, 2019John D Burns
What do you see when you think of Scottish salmon? A shining silver fish leaping through crystal clear water perhaps. Or maybe an [...]

Great offer on outdoor books

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019John D Burns
30% Off all my books Sky Dance. I hope this will be my most unpopular book. I hope it gets vilified, I hope [...]

No one is a hero

November 4, 2019November 12, 2019John D Burns
There is an epidemic in Scotland no one talks about and it’s the highest cause of death amongst our young men. I’m talking [...]

News from the bothy

October 31, 2019John D Burns 2
Here’s my latest video news from a bothy on the west coast of Scotland [...]

Land of Ghosts

October 14, 2019John D Burns
What do you see when you look at our hills? Do you see a rolling, natural landscape that fills you full of joy? [...]

A whale of a time on Mull

October 8, 2019October 14, 2019John D Burns
I make my way towards the bow of this little boat precariously. The deck rolls about and jumps beneath my feet, something I [...]

Wild Mull

September 30, 2019October 21, 2019John D Burns
At last, after an hour’s walk through wild bog, I reach the woodland that drifts down the hillside to dip its toes in [...]

The Revive Campaign come to Inverness

September 18, 2019John D Burns 2
The Revive campaign against driven Grouse Shooting is coming to Inverness on Thursday 26th of September at 7.00 pm at the Spectrum centre. [...]

Free Sky Dance Audio book

September 16, 2019John D Burns
Listen to Stewart Cranks brilliant narration of my book Sky Dance completely free as part of Audible’s 30 day free trail.  Click here [...]

The great con. Who owns our land.

September 9, 2019John D Burns
In 200 years people will look back incredulously on how we manage our land in Scotland. Why? Because nothing has changed in three [...]

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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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  • Climbing in Yosemite: A Memoir – Dennis Gray | Podcast
  • Martyn Howe: The Coast is Our Compass | Podcast
  • Matt Heason: Wild Rock | Podcast
  • Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast
  • Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

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