Hill Walking – Page 20

Bothies, Bikes and Bogs

April 25, 2015John D Burns 9

I can see the bothy from here. It’s tantalisingly close. In fact I’ve been able to see the bothy for quite a while. [...]

January 20, 2015johndburns 1

This Saturday I’ll be bringing my one-man play about George Mallory to Buxton Pavilion Arts centre. A Night on Everest, organised by [...]

First appeared on the Hillwalking UK website. Hope you enjoy. Happy Christmas to my readers. [...]

I reported the destruction of the nesting site to the Police, who were very helpful, but it’s only an offence if the nesting [...]

Sometimes I see things that really make me incensed. A little while ago I wrote about a Sand Martin nesting site on the [...]

December 5, 2014johndburns 2

First published http://www.ukhillwalking.com/ [...]

November 24, 2014John D Burns 5

The wind rattles the bothy door and pushes hopefully against the windows, the frames flex under the pressure of the gale but I [...]

November 13, 2014johndburns 8

Here’s my latest design, I’m evolving the sport. As soon as you see it you realise it’s obvious. Why did no one think of [...]

November 9, 2014John D Burns 2

Follow this blog on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/johndburnsblog [...]

November 8, 2014John D Burns 2

As someone once said, “There is a fine line between courage and lunacy.” Those are the words that come into my mind as [...]