the curse of the mountain bike July 24, 2015John D Burns 1 Busy with my book but getting out on my bike when I can. I’ll be back blogging when my book is finished. Hope [...]
The last munro July 17, 2015John D Burns 3 Not blogging much right now, too busy working on my book The Last Hillwalker. Hopefully I’ll be back soon. Here’s a wee cartoon, [...]
You Can’t be Too Careful April 26, 2015John D Burns 5 The helicopter lurches violently as it swings round the end of ridge and into the head wind coming down the glen. “Good of [...]
Bothies, Bikes and Bogs April 25, 2015John D Burns 9 I can see the bothy from here. It’s tantalisingly close. In fact I’ve been able to see the bothy for quite a while. [...]
Mallory in Buxton -Radio Derby January 20, 2015johndburns 1 This Saturday I’ll be bringing my one-man play about George Mallory to Buxton Pavilion Arts centre. A Night on Everest, organised by [...]
Admiring the view December 25, 2014johndburns First appeared on the Hillwalking UK website. Hope you enjoy. Happy Christmas to my readers. [...]
Sand Martin Nesting Site – Update December 18, 2014John D Burns I reported the destruction of the nesting site to the Police, who were very helpful, but it’s only an offence if the nesting [...]