9th May 2020
Book review: Greenery by Tim Dee
It’s the descriptions of birds that stay with Alex Roddie long after he’s put this ‘remarkable’ book down.
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31st March 2020
BOOK REVIEW: The Last Blue Mountain by Ralph Barker
“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.
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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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5th June 2018
Book review: Kinder Scout – the people's mountain, by Ed Douglas and John Beatty
David Lintern reviews Kinder Scout – the people's mountain, a 'quietly astonishing and important piece of work'
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6th April 2018
Book review: The Blackbird Diaries by Karen Lloyd
A book all about the wonder and delight of the wildlife we take for granted – and a passionate call for conservation
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22nd March 2018
Book review: The Ascent of John Tyndall by Roland Jackson
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
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16th March 2018
Book Review: 'There's Always the Hills' by Cameron McNeish
Roger Butler reviews There's Always the Hills – an excellent new book by former TGO Editor Cameron McNeish
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30th October 2017
Book review: Wild Guide Scotland: Hidden Places, Great Adventures and the Good Life
John Chivall reviews a new guidebook to the Highlands and Islands
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4th October 2017
Book review: The Last Hillwalker by John D Burns
Chris Townsend reviews a modern classic of Scottish hillwalking literature
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28th September 2017
Book review: Oak and Ash and Thorn by Peter Fiennes
Roger Smith reviews a new book celebrating trees and their relationship with humanity and the environment
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15th May 2017
Book review: The Activist by Alec Connon
Alex Roddie finds a compelling but uncomfortable read in a book full of grim truths
