3rd April 2019
Nine Standards: a walk in Cumbria’s Eden Valley
Walking in Cumbria’s Eden Valley by Vivienne Crow describes 30 walks between the Yorkshire Dales and the Solway salt marshes. In this extract, we’ve shared Walk 3 – Nine Standards.
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Outdoor Book Reviews
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28th March 2019
Book extract: Rocks and Rain, Reason and Romance – The Landscape, History and People of the Lake District by David Howe
In this extract from Rocks and Rain, Reason and Romance: The Landscape, History and People of the Lake District by David Howe, published today, the author explores the ice-bound past of the Lakeland landscape we…
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21st March 2019
Book review and interview: Quest into the Unknown – My Life as a Climbing Nomad by Tony Howard
Our review of Quest into the Unknown, an exciting new book on climbing, trekking and exploration by Tony Howard – plus a revealing interview with Di Taylor.
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18th March 2019
Book review: Fifty Years of Adventure by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone Press)
Alex Roddie says "Fifty Years of Adventure made me want to drop everything, pack my rucksack and head for the mountains."
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14th January 2019
Book review: Fastpacking by Lily Dyu
Alex Roddie: “Fastpacking by Lily Dyu is an accessible introduction to an activity that’s a lot less intimidating than I’d previously assumed.”
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9th January 2019
Book review: The Wilderness Cookbook by Phoebe Smith
Alex Roddie reviews The Wilderness Cookbook by Phoebe Smith: a wild camper's guide to eating well.
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22nd November 2018
Book review: Northwest by Alex Nail
Northwest by Alex Nail may be a landscape photography book, says David Lintern, but it's a thoroughly modern one: "Alex has a mountaineer’s ethic at the heart of his photography".
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26th September 2018
Book review: 'Along the Divide: Walking the Wild Spine of Scotland' by Chris Townsend
Alex Roddie reviews a great new book by Chris Townsend – perhaps the author's best yet.
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20th August 2018
Book review: High and Low by Keith Foskett
“This book is not only an account of a long-distance walk, it also has a clear intent to broaden the dialogue surrounding depression and offer some help to those who suffer from it”
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7th August 2018
Upcoming outdoor books to look forward to in autumn 2018
Running out of things to read? There are some cracking outdoor books that have caught our eye coming out over the next few months.
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26th June 2018
Book review: Wilder Wales Compact Edition by Drew Buckley and Julian Rollins
A glorious celebration of Welsh wildness
