Pennine Way Day 2 Crowden to Mankinholes
I have been walking for a long, long time. The past life I have has faded into oblivion. I have become a simple
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AuthorJohn D Burns
The Last Hillwalker – video blog
Find out more about my book The Last Hillwalker in my new video
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The Pennine Way Forty Years on. Edale to Crowden
It’s hot for May. On the small station platform at Edale, the air is filled with bird song and the scent of flowers
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A day on the Great Glen Way
Here’s my latest trip along the Great Glen Way from Drumnadrochit to Inverness beside Loch Ness. I jumped on the bus and waved
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Faindouran Bothy or Bust
Join me on this audio blog as I walk into the heart of the Cairngorms and spend the night in Faindouran Bothy.
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How to light a bothy fire
After six miles slogging up a mountain track, heading for a bothy, I start to hate my pack. It’s heavy, cumbersome, and expects
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John D Burns Walks About
Here’s the first of my new series of audio blogs. It’s about 7 mins, give it a listen. In this episode I talk
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10 Tips for your first bothy trip
Want to spend a night in your first bothy but not sure how? Here are my top tips for your first bothy. A
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12 Types of People You’ll Meet in Bothies
This post first appeared in UkHillwalking.com Bothies would be great if not for the other people you have to share them with. The allure of whisky,
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An Actor’s life
I don’t do it for the glamour, really I don’t. I get no thrill from signing autographs and I’m not the sort of
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