The Last Hillwalker – video blog
Find out more about my book The Last Hillwalker in my new video
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Hill Walking
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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The night the Bothy burned
As soon as I said it, I felt the atmosphere change. It had been warm and cosy in the little Bothy, and the
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A Ridge Too Far
It went dark a long, long time ago and we are still walking. My boots are full of water, the result of sinking
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