John D Burns

Terror in the glens

I leant against the rough stone wall of Bearnais bothy and stared out at the rain from porch as hefty droplets of rain [...]

I like to include a lot of humour in my writing and that’s one thing that audio books do better than traditional printed [...]

It’s December in a remote glen in the Highlands of Scotland. You are walking off the mountain as fast as you can but [...]

What’s the biggest single cause of death for men under 44 in the UK? I’m guessing you are thinking heart disease, or lung [...]

Do you love reading about mountaineers and their adventures. If you do then you’ll enjoy my Mountain Literature Quiz. It’s based around British [...]

Had a great radio interview on BBC Radio Scotland’s Out For The Weekend with Fiona Stalker. You can hear my interview for the [...]

Join me on a walk in the Highland hills. News about my next book Bothy Tales and a discussion on risk and hillwalking. [...]

Author John D Burns talks to us about his reasons for adventure During 2018 GO Outdoors are celebrating the different reasons that we [...]

Here’s the blog version of my 2018 winter Newsletter Journey to Glendubh Bothy Download the first 2 Chapters of my Best [...]

Get the latest News from wild Scotland Gear reviews Find the best bothies to visit Walking routes for everyone News about my forthcoming [...]