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7th July 2020
Patrick Baker, author of The Cairngorms: A Secret History, returns to Scotland to explore unwritten landscapes – the “discreetly acquainted places” of magic, drama, and human tragedy that don’t give up their stories easily. Alex…
10th June 2020
It might not be holiday reading, but Alex Roddie finds that this comprehensive reference manual goes a long way towards demystifying outdoor gear technology.
9th May 2020
It’s the descriptions of birds that stay with Alex Roddie long after he’s put this ‘remarkable’ book down.
31st March 2020
“What is extraordinary about this book is that it is not written by a mountaineer”. Roger Smith reviews this classic story of a four-man expedition to Haramosh.
9th January 2019
Alex Roddie reviews The Wilderness Cookbook by Phoebe Smith: a wild camper's guide to eating well.
5th June 2018
David Lintern reviews Kinder Scout – the people's mountain, a 'quietly astonishing and important piece of work'
6th April 2018
A book all about the wonder and delight of the wildlife we take for granted – and a passionate call for conservation
22nd March 2018
One of the most important mountaineering biographies to have been published in recent years gives a unique insight into the mind of a Victorian alpinist
16th March 2018
Roger Butler reviews There's Always the Hills – an excellent new book by former TGO Editor Cameron McNeish
30th October 2017
John Chivall reviews a new guidebook to the Highlands and Islands
4th October 2017
Chris Townsend reviews a modern classic of Scottish hillwalking literature
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