1st September 2024
Creator of the Month: Listen to the landscape with sound artist Dan Fox
Encounter the sounds of nature as you’ve never heard them before with Sound Interventions' outdoor installations.
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Latest articles from TGO
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16th August 2024
Skills: How to read and understand summer mountain weather
International Mountain Leader Fiona Chappell outlines what she has come to understand about our ever-fickle summers in the mountains over two decades.
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15th August 2024
Bivvy 101: A beginners’ guide to bivvying
Ian Kirk, Freelance Instructor at Glennmore Lodge, shares his eight top tips so your bivvying experience is memorable for all the right reasons.
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15th August 2024
High hopes: leading Scotland’s first British Sign Language navigation course
As a Deaf person who seeks the calm of adventure in her Highlands home, Morag Skelton shares and what a new navigation course may mean for accessibility outdoors for d/Deaf people in Britain.
Gear guides
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18th July 2023
The Great Outdoors Gear Awards 2023
Find out which products and brands have impressed our experienced jury in The Great Outdoors Gear Awards 2023.
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24th July 2024
Best backpacking tents for 2024
Leading camping and backpacking expert Chris Townsend puts single-person tents to the test, featuring the latest from MSR, Hilleberg, Vaude, Robens and more.
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24th July 2024
The best hiking boots for 2024
Our expert gear team take a look at the best men’s and women’s three-season walking boots.
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24th July 2024
The best waterproof jackets for 2024
This season's best waterproof jackets for hiking and backpacking, as chosen by our team of outdoor experts.
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22nd July 2024
Best sleeping bag for hiking 2024
Our team of experts have put 10 of the best sleeping bags in variable conditions. Find out which bag came out on top.
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6th August 2024
Best hiking pants for 2024
The Great Outdoors team’s favorite hiking pants for this year. We’ve selected a bunch of different options to suit a variety of outdoor adventures – and budgets too.
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6th August 2024
The best GPS watches for hiking 2024
The best GPS watches can aid mountain navigation and help to keep you fit. Alex Roddie tests eight of them.
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1st August 2024
Best family tents for 2024
John Manning takes a look at a mixed selection of family tents for group backpacking and holidays.
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1st August 2024
The best camping stoves for 2024
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31st July 2024
The best sleeping mats 2024
Outdoor experts David Lintern and Kirsty Pallas have been out testing a range of sleeping mats
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29th July 2024
Best hiking gloves for 2024
In ever-changeable hillwalking weather, pack a pair of hiking gloves you can count on, recommend Peter Macfarlane and Francesca Donovan.
Route guides and walks
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16th February 2023
Sky Walks: 9 of the best treks in the Alps
Planning an Alpine hiking holiday this year? Hanna Lindon picks out some of the best treks in the Alps, Europe’s greatest mountain chain.
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6th July 2023
12 of the best Peak District waterfall walks
The Great Outdoors rounds up the best Peak District waterfall walks and how to go waterfall hunting to find your own secret spots.
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9th June 2023
The best scrambling routes in the UK
Our contributors go on the hunt for spicy scrambles up and down the UK. Here are some of the best.
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7th August 2023
Hidden walks in the Peak District
Searching for solitude in the Peak District? Come with us as we round up some of the remaining 'secret' walks in this popular national park.
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12th March 2024
The Edale Skyline: route guide
Francesca Donovan guides you on a fine Peak District day challenge taking in the highlights above the Edale Valley.
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11th March 2024
The Vale of Ewyas: route guide
Fiona Barltrop strides out along the ridges of the The Vale of Ewyas in the Black Mountains.
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11th March 2024
Whinash ridge from Bretherdale: route guide
Ian Battersby abandons burdens at the doorway to a deserted dale and Winash ridge.
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11th March 2024
The Dodds Round: route guide
Often dismissed as boring and grassy, this secret route up the little-known Fisher’s Wife’s Rake path brings out the best of eastern Dodds, says James Forrest.
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28th February 2024
The Gatesgarth Round: route guide
Vivienne Crow joins the tops together for a western round which won't appear on the usual lists: The Gatesgarth Round.
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28th February 2024
The Fusedale Round: route guide
The best ridge walk in Ullswater? It doesn’t have iconic status, but the Fusedale Round is a brilliant high-level loop, says James Forrest.
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Reviews from team TGO
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7th August 2024
Atom Packs The Prospector EP50: First Look
Chris Townsend's impressed by the ultralight Prospector pack made in the Lake District, awarding it our coveted Best Buy endorsement back in 2021.
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31st July 2024
Mountain Equipment, Mirrostat 7.0
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31st July 2024
Big Agnes, Divide Insulated Review
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31st July 2024
Sea to Summit, Women’s Etherlight XT Insulated Review
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31st July 2024
Thermarest, Women’s ProLite Plus Review
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29th July 2024
Midge Specs Review
David Lintern enjoys the view from a midge net for the first time ever
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29th July 2024
Flextail Zero Pump Review
David Lintern is impressed by this compact and efficient camping accessory
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26th July 2024
Montane, Women’s Trail Lite Gloves Review
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26th July 2024
Sealskinz, Women’s Kelling Glove Review
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26th July 2024
Rab, Women’s Geon Glove Review
Outdoor skills
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16th August 2024
Water Hazards: How to execute a river crossing
Glenmore Lodge Chief Instructor Heather Morning guides us across the rivers and streams of our high places and explains how to stay safe.
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16th August 2024
Skills: How to read and understand summer mountain weather
International Mountain Leader Fiona Chappell outlines what she has come to understand about our ever-fickle summers in the mountains over two decades.
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15th August 2024
Bivvy 101: A beginners’ guide to bivvying
Ian Kirk, Freelance Instructor at Glennmore Lodge, shares his eight top tips so your bivvying experience is memorable for all the right reasons.
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