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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Outdoor Book Reviews
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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.
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31st January 2023
Book review: SOLO by Jenny Tough
Alex Roddie reviews SOLO by Jenny Tough, an adventure athlete who traversed six mountain ranges on six continents.
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10th December 2019
Review: Diagonal Walking by Nick Corble
Roger Butler reviews Diagonal Walking by Nick Corble (Matador, £12.99) Twenty years ago, with a trademark umbrella sticking out of the back of his pack, Nick Crane walked from Berwick-upon-Tweed to the Dorset coast as he closely followed the line of longitude known as…
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10th December 2019
Review: Another Peak by Alex Staniforth
Alex Roddie reviews Another Peak by Alex Staniforth (Trigger Publishing, £9.99) Everest was Alex Staniforth’s dream, but that dream died when the earthquake struck Nepal in 2015, ending his summit attempt. Another Peak picks up events after Everest, and is all about “how…
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8th October 2019
Review: Mountains of the Moon: Lunar Nights on Scotland’s High Peaks by Alan Rowan
Alex Roddie reviews another cracking book about nocturnal adventures in Scotland’s mountains by ‘Moonwalker’ Alan Rowan.
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30th September 2019
Review: The Pyrenean Haute Route by Tom Martens (Cicerone Press)
Alex Roddie reviews the revised 2019 edition of the classic HRP guidebook from Cicerone Press.
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23rd September 2019
Book review: Hiking in Finland – day trips and backpacking expeditions by Jouni Laaksonen
Alex Roddie reviews a fantastic new English-language guidebook to walking, backpacking and ski touring in the Finnish backcountry.
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16th September 2019
Book review: The Big Rounds by David Lintern
Roger Smith reviews The Big Rounds: a new book on Britain’s ultimate mountain challenges and the people behind them by TGO contributor David Lintern
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9th September 2019
Review: Skye, Cloud Island by Morten Hansen
Alex Roddie reviews a coffee-table photography book showcasing the complex moods and mountains of Skye