Why write about mountains?
Why does anyone write about mountains? Afterall, they are only huge lumps of rock, frequently cold, mostly dangerous and often really difficult to
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Deuter rucksack review
Let’s face it, we all have a love/hate relationship with our rucksacks. The adverts show a happy hiker grinning like a baboon with
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Help stop the Persecution of Hen Harriers
Sorry I’ve not posted much recently but I am busy writing my next novel SKY DANCE about how our countryside is being abused
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HEAD TORCH REVIEW
It’s December in a remote glen in the Highlands of Scotland. You are walking off the mountain as fast as you can but
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Spring newsletter 2018
Join me on a walk in the Highland hills. News about my next book Bothy Tales and a discussion on risk and hillwalking.
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Great review for my book in Outdoor Enthusiast Mag
Here’s another great review for The Last Hillwalker from Outdoor Enthusiast Magazine’s David Lintern Outdoor Enthusiast is the UK’s only multi-activity outdoor magazine.
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Keeping your head warm when winter hillwalking
Here’s my advice on head gear for winter walking in Scotland Find out more about Sealskinz hats here. https://www.sealskinz.com/UK/
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The Last Hillwalker – video blog
Find out more about my book The Last Hillwalker in my new video
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The Gravity Trap
Normally, when I’m out in the hills, I don’t worry too much about what the ground beneath my feet feels like. The earth
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You Can’t be Too Careful
The helicopter lurches violently as it swings round the end of ridge and into the head wind coming down the glen. “Good of
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