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Uphill Struggles

  • Embrace your weirdest alter ego outside on camps and bivvy_credit Highlander Outdoors

    23rd July 2025

    “What’s the etiquette if someone’s taken your favourite bivvy spot?”

    Even in the company of slugs, sharing can be caring, says The Great Outdoors’ advice columnist Juls Stodel.

    by Juls Stodel

  • Uphill struggles - plus-size walkers

    25th June 2025

    “I’m a plus-size walker – how can I best pack light for a long-distance hike?”

    Fuelled by physics (and fancy cheese), Juls Stodel shares the burden and weighs in on the Great Ultralight Debate.

    by Juls Stodel

  • Glen Coe: a good place to ponder whether one is old or “just from Yorkshire” Photo credits: [top] Highlander Outdoor;

    22nd May 2025

    “I’m an outdoor gear technophobe – or am I just from Yorkshire?”

    Juls Stodel helps a veteran hillwalker who feels a bit lost in the quagmire of Gore-Tex and gadgets to get back on track.

    by Juls Stodel

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