Ronald Turnbull, Author at TGO Magazine

About

Ronald Turnbull is a walker, writer and photographer, with a special interest in multi-day walks, easy scrambling, and mountain geology. He has slept out in bivvy-bag on over 90 UK summits. His Substack newsletter 'About Mountains' is about climbing up them, walking across them, and writing about them over the last 250 years.

13th January 2026

Book review: The Art of Julian Cooper

Given their size, you’re unlikely to have a Julian Cooper piece hanging in your house. But now, in his late 70s, his lifetime work’s been gathered in this book.

by Ronald Turnbull
28th February 2025

Book review – Wainwrights Without a Car: A Year on the Lake District Fells

At a time when taking private cars into the Lakes is 'going to have to stop', this guide to the bottoms is essential reading.

by Ronald Turnbull

About

Book review: The Art of Julian Cooper

Book review – Wainwrights Without a Car: A Year on the Lake District Fells