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John D Burns

Outdoor author and speaker.

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  • Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast

  • Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

  • Dennis Gray: Essays from the Edge | Podcast

  • Bothy Women: Milly Bee | Podcast

  • Andrew Terrill: Igloos vs Hot Tents | Podcast

Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast
Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast

Edinburgh Remembers World War One

August 12, 2014John D Burns 2
A couple of days ago another procession wound it’s  way past the jugglers, the clowns and tired comedians who throng Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.  [...]

Me and My Camera at the Fringe

August 9, 2014John D Burns 2
Someone threw this woman away, seems a bit of a waste really, she looks reasonably fresh to me.  They could have turned her [...]

The Strangest Mile In the World

August 4, 2014johndburns 2
  There are many odd places you can walk but in August of every year there is no mile odder than Edinburgh’s Royal [...]

Soggy Edinburgh Fringe photo blog

August 2, 2014John D Burns
They tell me it won’t rain for the whole of August but I’m not sure, the Edinburgh skies look fit to burst to [...]

Written by God -Performed by Jesus

July 31, 2014johndburns 4
“This Play was written by God and is performed by Jesus.” I yell at the top of my voice whilst walking down Edinburgh’s [...]

Commuting to Solitude

July 29, 2014John D Burns 6
It happens to all of us most of the time these days.  You look in your calendar and something’s missing, someone has stolen [...]

Edinbugh Fringe – Ego Addict

July 25, 2014johndburns 6
It’s almost here, in a few nights I’ll be carried away on that avalanche of culture called the Edinburgh Fringe.  I’ll lose a [...]

Mallory and Everest, a family affair

July 24, 2014July 16, 2018John D Burns 2
Some men cast shadows that linger for generations after their death.  George Mallory was such a man. While researching my one man play [...]

Mallory: Beyond Everest

July 17, 2014johndburns 6
The Edinburgh Fringe is almost upon us and my blog will change for a while when I’m there as my life will be [...]

Confessions of a Mountain Bike Novice

July 6, 2014johndburns
Until a couple of weeks ago I was a mountain bike virgin.  I saw people on them but had never ridden one.  Now [...]

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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
  • Bothy Women: Milly Bee | Podcast
  • Andrew Terrill: Igloos vs Hot Tents | Podcast

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