hiking – Page 2 – John D Burns

Walking ice and fire

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019John D Burns 1

I’ve wasted my life. Every now and again you meet someone who makes you realise how little you’ve achieved. Okay, so I’ve climbed [...]

The mountains and glens of the Scottish Highlands are famed for their beauty and tranquillity. These are places where great peaks [...]

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019John D Burns 2

Let’s face it, we all have a love/hate relationship with our rucksacks. The adverts show a happy hiker grinning like a baboon with [...]

I’m delighted to be able to tell you that the scheme I outlined in such terms of derision yesterday has been scrapped. In [...]

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019John D Burns 2

If someone were to ask you to pay for something you can already get for free, like walking in the park or gazing [...]

May 26, 2019June 3, 2019John D Burns 4

It’s a long way from Africa to the little Island of Mull off the west coast of Scotland. It’s especially a long way [...]

You can download my best selling book completely free to your kindle and e-reader. You need to be quick though as the offer [...]

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

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. [...]