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24th April 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.

by Juls Stodel

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.

by Eben Muse
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.

by Jen Lowthrop
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.

by Matthew Shaw
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.

by Mary-Ann Ochota
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

by 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.

by Lewis Winks
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…

by Dr Rose O'Neill
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.

by Mary-Ann Ochota
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.

by The Great Outdoors
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.

by The Great Outdoors
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…

by The Great Outdoors
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