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

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 [...]

Sign of the Times

June 21, 2014John D Burns 14
In one of my previous posts http://johndburns.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/true-north/ I made some comments at the expense of Scotways previously known as the Scottish Rights of Way [...]

Lessons on mountain biking or How Not to get to a bothy

June 19, 2014johndburns 4
Everything has just gone pear shaped. I hit the ground with an emphatic thud.  My legs float skywards and I can see the clouds [...]

The story of my play. Mallory – Beyond Everest

June 10, 2014John D Burns 4
Heroes Fall Hearts are Broken But Dreams Never Die A Tale of Life and Death on the Roof of the World Book tickets [...]

Poca Buidhe – The Stolen Bothy

May 16, 2014johndburns 12
It’s all very hush, hush. I’ve issued conflicting information on which Scottish mountain I’m going to camp on to confuse the opposition.  As [...]

Mallory – Beyond Everest

May 3, 2014John D Burns
My one man play about George Mallory is in rehearsal right now.  It’s hard work but we are getting there.  The play is [...]

The Bothy with no Name

April 27, 2014johndburns 6
It’s all going pear shaped, I’m running round the house looking for my head torch, my little stove and my set of pans.  [...]

Maol Bhudhie – episode 2

April 13, 2014John D Burns 8
(If you go two episodes back in the blog you can read the first instalment Judgement Day) It’s the morning after the walk [...]

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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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