30th September 2019
Review: The Pyrenean Haute Route by Tom Martens (Cicerone Press)
Alex Roddie reviews the revised 2019 edition of the classic HRP guidebook from Cicerone Press.
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Outdoor book reviews
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23rd September 2019
Book review: Hiking in Finland – day trips and backpacking expeditions by Jouni Laaksonen
Alex Roddie reviews a fantastic new English-language guidebook to walking, backpacking and ski touring in the Finnish backcountry.
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16th September 2019
Book review: The Big Rounds by David Lintern
Roger Smith reviews The Big Rounds: a new book on Britain’s ultimate mountain challenges and the people behind them by TGO contributor David Lintern
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9th September 2019
Review: Skye, Cloud Island by Morten Hansen
Alex Roddie reviews a coffee-table photography book showcasing the complex moods and mountains of Skye
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8th August 2019
Book review: My Midsummer Morning by Alastair Humphreys
Alex Roddie reviews a compelling book about a very different kind of adventure.
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29th July 2019
An Interview with Tom Prentice, Author of Skye’s Latest Photo-Rich Guidebook
In creating a modern photo-rich guidebook to Skye’s peaks, Tom Prentice gained an intimate knowledge of the island’s many nooks and crannies. We caught up with him to discuss how The Cuillin & Other Skye…
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10th July 2019
Book review: Walking Through Shadows by Mike Cawthorne
Alex Roddie reviews a spellbinding new book about winter backpacking in the Scottish Highlands by Mike Cawthorne.
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4th July 2019
A desperate ascent: an extract from ‘First on the Rope’ by Roger Frison-Roche
“With positive anguish the men below followed this crazy struggle between the two guides and the mountain. They watched in absolute silence, and with desperate anxiety, only too aware of their own powerlessness to help.”
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2nd July 2019
Review: Edmund Hillary – A Biography by Michael Gill
Noel Dawson reviews a biography of a man who is much more than just his Everest accomplishment
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20th June 2019
Book review: Just Another Mountain by Sarah Jane Douglas
Sam Lewis reviews a book about mountains, life, loss, and cancer
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20th June 2019
Hiking in Finland – How to turn a hobby into a full-time occupation
"Our varied landscapes with vast forests, thousands of lakes, magnificent islands, and the stark but beautiful treeless fells of Lapland are made for hiking. Finnish Lapland is the best place in Europe to see and experience the natural…
