John D Burns

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It had all seemed such a good idea when I suggested it. The major and I were sat before the bothy fire and [...]

August 3, 2018John D Burns 1

Here’s my latest walking video of the Cat’s back walk above Strathpeffer in the Highlands of Scotland. [...]

The Major is plodding ahead of me and I follow him, grateful that I am not carrying his gigantic, army issue sack, crammed [...]

In 1924 George Mallory and Sandy Irvine vanished on their attempt to climb Mount Everest creating the greatest mystery in the history of [...]

June 12, 2018John D Burns 2

I’m poking sticks into the gaps in an old stone wall. At first you may think that I have finally reverted to childhood [...]

I leant against the rough stone wall of Bearnais bothy and stared out at the rain from porch as hefty droplets of rain [...]

I like to include a lot of humour in my writing and that’s one thing that audio books do better than traditional printed [...]

It’s December in a remote glen in the Highlands of Scotland. You are walking off the mountain as fast as you can but [...]

What’s the biggest single cause of death for men under 44 in the UK? I’m guessing you are thinking heart disease, or lung [...]

Do you love reading about mountaineers and their adventures. If you do then you’ll enjoy my Mountain Literature Quiz. It’s based around British [...]