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John D Burns

Outdoor author and speaker.

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    • The Hot Tent Diaries
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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

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

First Winter Snows and Award Nomination

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017John D Burns 2
Here’s my news for October. My book the Last Hillwalker has been shortlisted for The Great Outdoors book of the year please vote [...]

Black Thomas’ Bothy Raasay

September 27, 2017May 26, 2019John D Burns
Here’s a  short video on my visit to Black Thomas’ Bothy on Raasay off Skye. To get the latest news about my adventures [...]

the Island Bothy

September 23, 2017John D Burns 2
It’s September in the Highlands and Autumn has slipped, almost un-noticed into the landscape. The season enters quietly, touching the leaves on the [...]

40 years on the Pennine way

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017John D Burns
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

September 11, 2017John D Burns 2
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

September 6, 2017John D Burns
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

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017John D Burns
John talks about a moment of terror in the Canadian Rockies. [...]

Help Last Hillwalker become book of the year

August 31, 2017August 31, 2017John D Burns
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

August 23, 2017John D Burns
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

August 23, 2017John D Burns
Check out my latest video blog [...]

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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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