Linda Cracknell: Writing Landscape | Podcast March 29, 2023March 29, 2023John D Burns It’s remarkable how many famous authors have also been keen walkers. What is the link between walking and creativity? Linda Cracknell talks to [...]
Diversity in the outdoors: Jon Barton | Podcast March 15, 2023March 15, 2023John D Burns Jon Barton, who runs Vertebrate Publishing, talks about how new guidebooks and new technology is encouraging more people with a wide range of [...]
John McLellan: The Faultline | Podcast December 17, 2022December 18, 2022John D Burns Sometimes a landscape can cast a spell on you, drawing you to it and leaving you changed forever. In John McLellan’s new novel, [...]
Hannah Francis: Fort William Mountain Festival | Podcast December 9, 2022December 9, 2022John D Burns From small beginnings Fort William Mountain Festival has become one of the biggest celebrations of outdoor activities in the UK. Now there’s a [...]
David Lintern: Scottish Wild Country Backpacking | Podcast December 1, 2022December 1, 2022John D Burns One of the great joys of walking in the Highlands is putting your boots on, picking up your pack and walking into a [...]
Heather Dawe: Mountain Stories | Podcast November 26, 2022November 26, 2022John D Burns Mountain writer and artist, Heather Dawe, talks about the challenges of capturing the light in the Cairngorms and her adventures in Sutherland. We [...]
The Camping Crew: Interview | Podcast November 24, 2022November 24, 2022John D Burns Had fun chatting to Chris from The Camping Crew Podcast Interesting podcast with news and chat about the campervan life. Listen to the [...]
Brian Hall: High Risk | Podcast November 11, 2022November 11, 2022John D Burns “In the 1970s nobody died but in the 1980s all that changed.” Brian Hall The 1970s were a golden age in Himalayan climbing. [...]
Cameron Mc Neish: An Eye to the Hills | Podcast November 4, 2022November 4, 2022John D Burns Cameron McNeish Is one of Scotland’s finest mountain authors. In this podcast he talks about his new book, An Eye to the Hills, [...]
Tales from a Scottish Bothy | Blog November 2, 2022November 4, 2022John D Burns Bothies are remote shelters in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands. Here’s a little sample story from my bestselling book, Bothy Tales. I [...]