20th May 2025
“How can I encourage my walking partner to speed up on descents without resorting to a shove?”
Mountain Bothies Association trustee Juls Stodel helps one frustrated descender with her uphill struggles in TGO's new advice column.
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Opinion
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7th May 2025
Kinder Mass Trespass: Paternalistic blanket bans on public access to water aren’t there to look after us
On the 93rd anniversary of the Kinder Mass Trespass, hundreds of protestors dipped in defiance of access law and landowner policy.
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17th April 2025
Universal ‘countryside common sense’ is needed to protect our national parks
Restricting public access is not the answer, argues the Chair of the Peak District National Park Foundation.
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6th January 2025
Stone Free: a quarter of scheduled monuments off-limits in England
Thousands of ancient sites on our island are off limits. The Stone Club’s Matthew Shaw wants to see them freed.
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12th November 2024
OPINION: This Everest season shows we must learn to meet mountains without ego
Mary-Ann Ochota recalls wise words once shared by a Tibetan translator as she considers fatalities, abandoned tents, tonnes of litter, and allegations of misogyny and assault in mountaineering.
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9th November 2024
OPINION: Improving accessibility does not mean sterilising the landscape with tarmac paths
We don’t need to compromise the rugged beauty of our high places to allow the11 million people in England who face mobility challenges to enjoy the outdoors, argues Debbie North
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25th October 2024
The Supreme Court case to camp on Dartmoor should concern all outdoors folk – here’s why
As we await the Supreme Court ruling on whether wild camping is to remain on Dartmoor, Lewis Winks explains the value of this right.
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4th October 2024
OPINION: It’s time to put the ‘national’ back in our National Parks
As ‘bloated’ England National Parks Authorities are revealed to be ill-equipped to cope with funding cuts and the climate crisis, Dr Rose O’Neill calls for a reconnection to the radical roots set down 75 years…
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1st September 2024
OPINION: The hills should be alive with the sound of human joy – including music!
After a group of ravers who hosted a fundraiser atop Ben Nevis were harshly criticised on social media, Mary-Ann Ochota wonders if our mountains should only be quiet for contemplation.
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25th July 2024
OPINION: A Right to Roam in England and Wales now feels possible – but not thanks to new government policy
Nadia Shaikh is hopeful our broken relationship with nature can be fixed but has nagging doubts that the target-driven nature restoration written about in manifestos will get us there.
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16th April 2024
Outdoors for all: the Gay Outdoor Club celebrates 50 years
Look out for the bright colours of the rainbow flag on your treks as the Gay Outdoor Club celebrates 50 years. David Millar, Group Coordinator for History & Culture, describes the journey.
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10th April 2024
A rivalry as old as the hills: Could a love of landscape soothe historic tensions?
Sara Huws consults history books full of caustic language and uneasy encounters between visitors to Wales and those who call it home. Here, she uncovers how far we’ve travelled since tourism to these majestic mountains…
