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    9th April 2021

    Team TGO: our outdoor dreams for when lockdown lifts

    With lockdown restrictions set to ease further, here’s how some of The Great Outdoors team are planning to break their mountain fast. 

    by The Great Outdoors

  • 9th April 2021

    How fleece transformed what we wear in the outdoors

    Chris Townsend marks the fourtieth anniversary of a revolutionary new fabric, and the thirtieth anniversary of Polartec.

    by Chris Townsend

  • 31st March 2021

    Why walkers should say yes to windfarms

    Walkers and windfarms often don’t mix well – but for Ronald Turnbull, the urgency of the climate crisis means it’s a sacrifice we have to make.

    by The Great Outdoors

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    Has outdoor culture become too detached from nature?

    by Alex Roddie

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    6th June 2019

    The End of Winter by Alex Roddie

    The Cape Wrath Trail is among the UK’s toughest but also most rewarding long-distance routes – where better to find solitude and a break from the noise of switched-on modern living?

    by Alex Roddie

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  • 2nd May 2019

    The Great Outdoors Guide to Planning a Winter Cape Wrath Trail: part two

    The second instalment of our two-part guide to planning a winter Cape Wrath Trail covers skills, fitness, gear, and logistics. Here’s how to make sure you’re prepared.

    by Alex Roddie

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