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Outdoor book reviews

10th December 2019

Review: Another Peak by Alex Staniforth

Alex Roddie reviews Another Peak by Alex Staniforth (Trigger Publishing, £9.99) Everest was Alex Staniforth’s dream, but that dream died when the earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, ending his summit attempt. Another Peak picks up events after Everest, and is all about “how…

by Chiara
8th October 2019

Review: Mountains of the Moon: Lunar Nights on Scotland’s High Peaks by Alan Rowan

Alex Roddie reviews another cracking book about nocturnal adventures in Scotland’s mountains by ‘Moonwalker’ Alan Rowan.

by Alex Roddie
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.

by Alex Roddie
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.

by Alex Roddie
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

by Alex Roddie
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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

by Alex Roddie
8th August 2019

Book review: My Midsummer Morning by Alastair Humphreys

Alex Roddie reviews a compelling book about a very different kind of adventure.

by Alex Roddie
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…

by Chiara
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.

by Alex Roddie
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.”

by Alex Roddie
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

by Alex Roddie
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