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Outdoor author and speaker.

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Le weekend – cartoon

October 7, 2014johndburns 6
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No Fear

September 29, 2014John D Burns 6
Whoever said, “All we have to fear is fear itself,”  had never climbed ice. [...]

Bothy Folk

September 27, 2014John D Burns 1
King of the Bothy Folk. This is just a piece of light hearted humour and in no way critical of the MBA.  I whole [...]

Of Midges and Men

September 24, 2014John D Burns 3
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Armpit Trousers. Tips for Bothy nights

September 20, 2014johndburns 8
If you are thinking of visiting a Highland  bothy, and if it’s something you’ve not experienced you definitely should take the opportunity for [...]

Thud – Cartoon

September 19, 2014johndburns
Share if you like, just link the blog. I’ve sent off for a book on how to draw cartoons, badly needed as you [...]

Expensive gear – Cartoon

September 17, 2014johndburns
Having fun creating these.  I think the guy on the right is going to become a character I use a lot.  Have to [...]

Some where in a lonely glen – Cartoon

September 15, 2014John D Burns 6
My first tottering steps as a cartoonist. Feel free to post this anywhere you like.  Give me a credit and a link to [...]

It’s life Jim, but not as we know it.

September 13, 2014johndburns 14
“I’m going to start climbing,” a friend told me last summer.  My mind raced back to when I began climbing forty years ago.  [...]

Things to Come

September 8, 2014johndburns
In the deep darkness waves of rain sweep down the glen, battering the hills, bouncing pebbles off the tracks and swelling the engorged [...]

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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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  • Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast
  • Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast
  • Dennis Gray: Essays from the Edge | Podcast
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