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  • Mick Fowler: Eternal Alpinist | Podcast

  • Gear review: Brede II jacket – 5 years

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Mick Fowler: Eternal Alpinist | Podcast
Gear review: Brede II jacket – 5 years

Why write about mountains?

August 21, 2019September 5, 2019John D Burns
Why does anyone write about mountains? Afterall, they are only huge lumps of rock, frequently cold, mostly dangerous and often really difficult to [...]

Cafe at the end of the world – Cape Wrath

August 11, 2019John D Burns 2
As the bus makes its way along the narrow single track road Stewart, the driver turns us yells over rattle of the engine, [...]

The secrets of the Isle of Skye

August 6, 2019August 7, 2019John D Burns 3
I lived for six years on the Island of Skye. In that time I got to know it in all its moods and [...]

Sky Dance Preview

July 26, 2019September 5, 2019John D Burns
Read Sky Dance now Also available in hard back as a special signed limited edition Click Here to order your hard back copy [...]

Walk for your life | Blog

July 21, 2019June 29, 2022John D Burns 2
John descends a mountain in Glen Shiel, and share some books he has been reading. [...]

Dermot’s walking for the dogs-update

July 13, 2019July 13, 2019John D Burns
On the 8th of July 2019 in my post Walking Ice and Fire about Dermot Cosgrove’s remarkable attempt at walking across Iceland to raise [...]

Sky Dance Podcast

July 12, 2019John D Burns
Here’s my latest podcast about my new novel Sky Dance.  In this podcast I talk about why I felt I had to write [...]

Sky Dance novel

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019John D Burns
I am delighted to announce that Sky Dance, my next novel will be published on the 5th of September by Vertebrate Publishing the [...]

Walking ice and fire

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019John D Burns 1
I’ve wasted my life. Every now and again you meet someone who makes you realise how little you’ve achieved. Okay, so I’ve climbed [...]

Sky Dance a novel with something to say

June 17, 2019September 5, 2019John D Burns
Check out my latest video. Read my new novel Sky Dance Don’t miss my news, sign up for my newsletter here [...]

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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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Outside In Podcast

From the Highlands of Scotland, climbers, hikers and nature lovers talk about their experiences in the wild

Mick Fowler: Eternal Alpinist | Podcast
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Mick Fowler talks about taking back his life after a cancer diagnoses and returning to the mountains.

Mick Fowler: Eternal Alpinist | Podcast
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Jack Longland – Biography: Mark Lambert | Podcast
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Peter Silburn: The Norwich Cycling Campaign | Podcast
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Steve Micklewright: Scottish Rewilding Alliance | Podcast
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David Barter. Great Scottish Bike Rides| Podcast
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It’s Up to Us: Path restoration project | Podcast
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Dan Bailey: UKHillwalking.com | Podcast
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Bobby Motherwell: Singer/Songwriter, Poet and Climber | Podcast
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Climbing in Yosemite: A Memoir – Dennis Gray | Podcast
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Martyn Howe: The Coast is Our Compass | Podcast
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