40 years on the Pennine way
The Pennine Way is a game of numbers – 268 miles, over 11,000m of ascent, and as many pints of real ale as
[...]
Great review for my book in Outdoor Enthusiast Mag
Here’s another great review for The Last Hillwalker from Outdoor Enthusiast Magazine’s David Lintern Outdoor Enthusiast is the UK’s only multi-activity outdoor magazine.
[...]
Keeping your head warm when winter hillwalking
Here’s my advice on head gear for winter walking in Scotland Find out more about Sealskinz hats here. https://www.sealskinz.com/UK/
[...]
A close encounter of the wild kind
John talks about a moment of terror in the Canadian Rockies.
[...]
Help Last Hillwalker become book of the year
Help me to get nominated for The Great Outdoors Book of the year by voting here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2017-TGO-Awards-nominations Read Andy Mayhew’s amazing review.
[...]
Listen to an extract From The Last Hillwalker
Youth Hostels have changed these days but here’s a blast from the past for everyone who grew with the Youth Hostel Warden’s of
[...]
News cast for August
Check out my latest video blog
[...]
Returning to Gelder Shiel Bothy
Ah! there my young footsteps in infancy, wander’d: My cap was the bonnet, my cloak was the plaid; On chieftains, long perish’d, my
[...]
Beautiful Loch Eil
I thought you might like to see this short video I made of this amazing place.
[...]
Loch Quoich and the disappearing biscuit
Listen to part of the Last Hillwalker where John and his companions trek across the Scottish Highlands, find a lake that isn’t there and
[...]