30th October 2025
Review: John Muir Trust Wild Nature Diary & Calendar
Chris Townsend reviews the 'mouth-watering' John Muir Trust Wild Nature Diary & Calendar compiled by John Beatty.
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Outdoor Book Reviews
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29th September 2025
Book review: Peak Bagging Munros Volume 1 by Nicola Hardy
There are some useful devices for newcomers in Nicola Hardy's guidebook to peak bagging Munros in the Southern half of Scotland.
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7th August 2025
Book review: And So I Run by Jamie Doward
Stew Hume finds And So I Run an interesting page-turner of a personal memoir – from mile one to mile 26.
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9th June 2025
Book review: I Don’t Do Mountains by Barbara Henderson
Our nine-year old reviewer who definitely does 'do' mountains shares their take on this Cairngorms adventure tale.
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29th May 2025
Book review – Upland: A Journey through Time and the Hills by Ian Crofton
Meet meet a cast of characters and landscapes in Ian Crofton's memoir of a lifetime of walking.
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25th March 2025
Review: The Search – The Life of a Mountain Rescue Search Dog Team
This book is captivating; more film noir script than the whimsical nature writing to which we have become accustomed.
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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.
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28th January 2025
Book review – Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom
If you feel like you’ve lost your way, amid the mountain narrative, Kerri Andrews' new book may help you to place yourself once again.
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10th January 2025
Book review – Our Island Stories: Country Walks through Colonial Britain
Corinne Fowler and her walking companions unpick uncomfortable colonial pasts in beloved British landscapes.
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8th January 2025
Book review: Scottish Hill Tracks from ScotWays
This book comes highly recommended by Equipment Editor Chris Townsend. Find out why.
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25th November 2024
Book review: The Cairngorms & North-East Scotland (SMC)
The new Scottish Mountaineering Club guide to the Cairngorms and North-East Scotland is a visual feast, says Ken Daykin.