Pennine Way Podcast Day 1 Edale to Crowden John Burns talks about his experiences walking the Pennine way, then, 1974 as a 19 year old, and now, in his retirement. [...]
The Pennine Way Forty Years on. Edale to Crowden May 24, 2017May 26, 2017John D Burns 3 It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers [...]
Achnanclach Bothy Join me as I visit this remote bothy in the North of Scotland. If you enjoyed the recording like this page or make [...]
A day on the Great Glen Way April 10, 2017April 11, 2017John D Burns 1 Here’s my latest trip along the Great Glen Way from Drumnadrochit to Inverness beside Loch Ness. I jumped on the bus and waved [...]
Faindouran Bothy or Bust April 4, 2017April 11, 2017John D Burns 1 Join me on this audio blog as I walk into the heart of the Cairngorms and spend the night in Faindouran Bothy. [...]
How to light a bothy fire March 30, 2017December 29, 2020John D Burns After six miles slogging up a mountain track, heading for a bothy, I start to hate my pack. It’s heavy, cumbersome, and expects [...]
John D Burns Walks About March 23, 2017John D Burns 1 Here’s the first of my new series of audio blogs. It’s about 7 mins, give it a listen. In this episode I talk [...]
10 Tips for your first bothy trip March 23, 2017October 13, 2022John D Burns 4 Want to spend a night in your first bothy but not sure how? Here are my top tips for your first bothy. A [...]
Can you outrun a wildfire? May 13, 2016John D Burns 3 I am following a small path, and reach a point where the glen steepens and narrows. Soon the glen is reduced to steep [...]
The Light’s Fantastic April 15, 2016John D Burns 3 ‘Where the hell is it?’ I probe the darkness with the fading beam of my head torch searching for the bothy. In the dwindling [...]