20th December 2023
Book Review: Walking the Bones of Britain by Christopher Somerville
Walking the Bones of Britain demystifies our daunting geology on a nine-month journey laced with humour and history, says reviewer Roger Butler.
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Outdoor Book Reviews
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18th December 2023
Book review: Extreme Horizons by David Pickford
Ronald Turnbull reviews the vivid and beautiful accounts of climbs and deep-sea adventures held within the pages of this book.
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7th December 2023
Book review: The Hidden Fires – A Cairngorms Journey with Nan Shepherd by Merryn Glover
They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes. But Merryn Glover's book, The Hidden Fires, proves it is not only a beautiful but thoroughly worthy pursuit to follow in their footsteps.
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14th November 2023
Book review: On Sacred Ground by Andrew Terrill
Chris Townsend gives high praise to Andrew Terrill's second book recounting an epic 7000-mile walk from the toe of Italy to the northern tip of Norway.
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3rd November 2023
Book review: The Mountain Leader – A Practical Manual by Mike Raine
This manual to becoming a Mountain Leader tackles topics others shy away from, commends reviewer Kirsty Pallas.
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6th October 2023
Book review – High Caucasus: A mountain quest in Russia’s haunted hinterland
Roger Butler reviews a memoir of an epic and risky 1000-mile walk through the High Caucasus by Tom Parfitt.
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30th August 2023
Book review: British Mountaineers by Faye Latham
British Mountaineers by Faye Latham is outdoor writing unlike anything you've seen before. Francesca Donovan reviews.
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26th June 2023
Book Review – In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors by Rachel Hewitt
Rachel Hewitt's part-memoir, part-history book is essential reading on women outdoors. Francesca Donovan reviews.
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28th April 2023
Book review: Dartmoor Walking and Camping by Tim Gent
“The moor takes hold on the imagination and remains in the thoughts. The magic is done. This is a place where experiences stick.”
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1st February 2023
Book review: Scene and Unseen by Sidney Scroggie
Our contributing editor David Lintern remains moved by Scene and Unseen, Sidney Scroggie's revived 1989 post-war Scottish hill memoir.
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31st January 2023
Book review: The Path of Peace by Anthony Seldon
Megan Carmichael reviews The Path of Peace: Walking the Western Front Way by Anthony Seldon.
