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Ups and Downs – The Story of Handbook of the Scottish Hills
Eric Yeaman wrote what is considered to be a groundbreaking book listing almost 2,500 Scottish peaks 31 years ago - here hill sleuth Myrddyn Phillips reveals its background.
Ex-Berghaus boss Richard Leedham starts scheme to put mountain of surplus outdoor gear to good use
According to the foundation set up by sailor and adventurer Ellen MacArthur, the equivalent of one bin lorry’s load of textiles is sent to landfill or burned every second.
Grough's great big guide to Christmas gift ideas for the outdoor fan
In a fix wondering what to buy your favourite outdoor enthusiast for Christmas? Help is at hand. We’ve taken a trip to Santa’s special cave to ...
Hill sleuth Myrddyn Phillips's border research suggests Wales should shrink a little
A Welshman who is a keen hillwalker and amateur surveyor believes research demonstrates his home nation should shrink a little and England could be expanded.
Hill sleuths' survey reveals true values of Snowdonia peak Foel Penolau
Many hillgoers will be aware of some of the ways of classifying the UK’s peaks – the best known probably the 282 Scottish munros.
Kendal Mountain Festival: big names mingle with big crowds as event grows
For a few days in late autumn, the genteel Cumbrian market town of Kendal sees its population swell as hordes of waterproof-clad types roam up and down its main street and cluster around a collection of marquees to participate in the annual ritual that is the town’s mountain festival.
Thinking of heading up Tryfan? Read this first
Tryfan’s shapely profile beckons the visitor from its commanding position right next to Thomas Telford’s Holyhead Road as it sweeps through the western reaches of Snowdonia.
Patagonia: the campaigns go on as company nears $1bn milestone
At the heart of our love of the outdoors is a conundrum. Whether you’re a walker, climber, mountain biker, paddler or ski-tourer, you want the be...
Review: Trails with Tales – intriguing walks round Leighton Moss, Silverdale and Arnside, by Beth and Steve Pipe
Thousands of people speed past this area of outstanding natural beauty as they head north to the fells of the Lake District, but for the authors, the area between Carnforth and Arnside is a special place they made their home after moving from Hampshire several years ago.
Ingleborough Hall steps into the stretch zone for outdoor learning during lockdown
Activities at an outdoor education centre in the Yorkshire Dales came to an abrupt end with the onset of the Covid-19 crisis and its accompanying lockdown and social distancing.
Six days, six hours, four minutes: how Paul Tierney broke the Wainwrights running record
The author Alfred Wainwright took 13 years to write his seven-volume series of Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, meticulously researching and detailing the 214 mountains he chose as worthy of ascent.
Winter comes to Lakeland as three felltop assessors gear up for a new season
December marks the beginning of meteorological winter; it’s also when winter officially comes to the Lake District with the start of the felltop assessor service.
Climber Shauna Coxsey puts injury behind her with sights on Olympic glory
In a little more than 18 months, the profile of climbing will gain a massive boost when millions of television’s worldwide audience will be able to view top proponents of the sport fight for Olympic medals.
Climber Mick Fowler looks forward to a return to Himalaya after his most taxing year
He has won the ‘mountaineering Oscar’, the Piolet d’Or three times and has posted numerous first ascents both in Britain and abroad, but 2018 has proved one of the most challenging of Mick Fowler’s life.
England has a new mountain: Miller Moss. Now go find it
England has a new mountain for hillbaggers to add to their list. Amateur surveyors John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Jim Bloomer lugged their profes...
British Mountaineering Council's new president Lynn Robinson: lots of work to do
In a year when women’s issues were firmly in the public eye, the British Mountaineering Council’s members elected the organisation’s first female president.
We join Lake District felltop assessor Zac Poulton to brush up our winter skills
Heading for a hillwalking excursion on Britain’s hills in winter is a different prospect from a mountain walk on a nice spring or summer day.
Review: Downhill from Here – Running from John O’Groats to Land’s End, by Gavin Boyter
Boyter is a confirmed distance-running nut and film-maker and the book is his account of his Jogle journey, which was anything but smooth.
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